document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1113462>Question 1113462</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -2 and +2 are equal, if yes how ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we have tried this-<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2)x(-2)= 2x2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> (-2)^2=2^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=>  (-2)=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Is it correct ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Squaring and then taking the square root can introduce extraneous \"solutions.\"<BR>\n" );
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