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To fill: The blanks for the statement “The positive square root is called the_______ square root.”
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Answer to Problem 1VR
Solution:
The blanks for the statement “The positive square root is called the principle square root.”
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The provided choices are:
Principal, Pythagorean, Radical, Legs, Square, Radicands, Hypotenuse, Conjugates, Root,
Rationalizing
Explanation:
Consider the square roots.
According to the definition, a number b is said to be the square root of the number a if it satisfies the equation
All positive numbers possess two square roots, one positive and a negative denoted by the radical symbol,
The positive square root is also known as the principle square root.
For example:
Consider the expression
Since,
Thus, the square roots of
Hence, the blanks for the statement “The positive square root is called the principle square root.”
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