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Conversing with Mathematicians (mander.xyz)
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[–] 17 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Okay, fine the square roots of 100 are ±10.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    That's not how the square root is defined.

    You're confusing "square root of 100" with "the answer to x^2 = 100". These are different things.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Which is why I differentiated between square roots and the principle square root by saying the square roots instead of the square root on the second comment.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    so you came up with your own term to cover your mistake?

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