SOLUTION: A given positive number has a principal square root of 1.2 What is the other square root of the given positive number? What is the given positive number?

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Question 320198: A given positive number has a principal square root of 1.2 What is the other square root of the given positive number? What is the given positive number?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The other square root is -1.2.
The number is %281.2%29%281.2%29=%28-1.2%29%28-1.2%29=1.44.