document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176324>Question 176324</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 10)  A student says that the square root of 25 equal –5.  How do you respond? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember, the square root function is a function (hence the name). Whatever you plug into the function, you will only get ONE value out. It turns out that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2825%29=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2825%29=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (not -5) since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2A5=5%5E2=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2A5=5%5E2=25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2825%29=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2825%29=-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (for the sake of argument), then you would have two outputs for the input of 25. This would make the square root operation NOT a function. </SPAN>\n" );
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