SOLUTION: How to calculate -10 ^ 0.5 -10 Power 0.5

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Question 568938: How to calculate -10 ^ 0.5
-10 Power 0.5
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-10) ^ .5 is the same as:
(-10) ^ (1/2) which is the same as:
sqrt (-10) which is not a real number.

- (10)^.5 is the same as:
- (10)^(1/2) which is the same as:
- sqrt(10) which you can solve using the square root function of your calculator.

the answer becomes 3.16227766.

you confirm this is the answer by squaring it to get back to 10.