SOLUTION: how is negative square root 4 classified? I simplified it to -2 and I think its real and integer but not sure about rational, irrational, or whole?

Question 834429: how is negative square root 4 classified? I simplified it to -2 and I think its real and integer but not sure about rational, irrational, or whole?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
but it also equals since
For
Real - Yes
Integer - Yes, whole numbers plus negatives of whole numbers
Rational - Yes, it's the ratio of two integers (2 and -1 as an example).
Irrational - No, it's rational, can't be both.
Whole - No, whole numbers are non-negative.
For
Real - Yes
Integer - Yes
Rational - Yes, it's the ratio of two integers (2 and 1 as an example).
Irrational - No, it's rational, can't be both.
Whole - Yes, whole numbers are non-negative.
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