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You cannot factor negative radical numbers because the square of a number must always be positive. A negative number multiplied by a negative number produces a positive number. So, it is impossible to have a negative radical.
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Why is it impossible to find the square root of a negative?
Because for a number to be a square number it must have a number which when multiplied by it self=that number. For example: 36 is a square number because 6x6=36 16 is a square number because 4x4=16 A negative number such as -16 is not a Square Number because -4x-4=16 not -16 because a negative times a negative is a positive. -4x4=-16 but these numbers aren't the same therefore -16 isn't a square number. This is why negative numbers cant be Square Numbers
What are Two numbers whose sum is equal to zero?
-1+-1=0 I'm just improving but actually a negative plus a negative is a negative, therefore -1+(-1)=-2 and you cant have to signs touching so the second negative one should be in parenthesis. and i believe the answer to your question is an opposite.
What is a negative integer plus a negative integer equals what kind of positive integer?
it cant a negative + negative always equals a positive -Posted By Anonymous 7th Grader it cant be a negative plus a negative equals a negative always -Posted BY Anonymous 7th Grader♥
How is dividing mixed numbers like dividing fractions?
you cant divide mixed numbers
What is the factor tree for 37?
37 is a prime number so it cant be broken into a factor tree. its only factors are 37 and 1
What is the Square root of 231 in radical form?
radical 231; no perfect squares factor into this number. It cant be simplified
Why cant you evaluate the square root of negative twenty five using real numbers?
using basic math principles, you can't find the square root of a negative number because in order for a number to be a square root, you have to multiply it by itself to get your radical. since a negative times a negative and a positive times a positive are both positive, it is impossible to find the square root of a negative number
Why can you make several different factor trees for some numbers but only one or two factor trees for other numbers?
Bigger numbers make bigger factor trees, and of course there are prime numbers which cant be factored at all
How do you know when a factor tree is finished?
when the two numbers cant be multiplied twice basically prime numbers
Why cant two even numbers have a gcf of 1?
Because all even numbers have two as a factor.
If 3 is not a common factor of a pair of numbers what other numbers cant be common factors explain?
If they don't both divide by 3 then no multiple of 3 can be a common factor...
Why cant two even numbers be relatively prime?
Because they both have a factor of 2.
Why cant there be negative numbers in Pythagorean theorem?
Because when you are looking for the hypothenuse, it will be bigger than both the numbers so it length will be in positives, and when you are looking for side a or b, it won't work with a negative because a negative and a positive will cause the number to be smaller.
What are the natrual numbers?
its when you have a number starting at 1 and it works its way up to infiniti and cant be a negative or decimal etc.
Is a number it's own multiple?
For example if the number was 5, yes the first multiple would be 5.
Can a negative electric field attracts negative charges?
No it cant
How do you factor 135?
you cant
