SOLUTION: How do you solve the following problem? Square root of (-5)^2 - 4 times 1 times (-36) {everything is under the radical}

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Question 921843: How do you solve the following problem?
Square root of (-5)^2 - 4 times 1 times (-36)
{everything is under the radical}
Answer by Roseghanezadeh(16) About Me  (Show Source):
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Sqrt((-5)^2 - 4 * 1 * (-36))
Sqrt(25 - (-144))
Sqrt(25 + 144)
Sqrt(169)
= 13