SOLUTION: how many real solutions x2+5=0

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Question 22319: how many real solutions
x2+5=0
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2+5=0
x^2 = -5
The square of every Real number is never negative.
The solution is x= isqrt5 -isqrt5. Both are complex numbers.
Cheers,
Stan H.