SOLUTION: explain why the square root of -25 has no real solutions.

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Question 774377: explain why the square root of -25 has no real solutions.
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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by definition if b^2=a then b is the root of a. Since there is no real number for which b^2 < 0, there is no real number for which b^2 = -25