Question

is represented square root as @ then wouldnt -@100 equal both -10 and 10?

Answer 1

because @100 equals -10 and 10 so if i multiplied both with - the awnsers would still be -10 and 10 just switched around respectively

Answer 2

I would guess that if a sign is specified, they mean take the negative square root.
example:
\[ - \sqrt{4} = -2 \]

Answer 3

It comes down to, what did the writer mean ?

Answer 4

ok what if i did it like this -(\[\sqrt{100}\])

Answer 5

i mean -(\[\sqrt{100}\])

Answer 6

if they wanted you to consider both roots, it would be clearer to write
\[ ± \sqrt{100} \]

if they don't write that, but rather
\[ - \sqrt{100} \]

I would interpret the second way to mean "take only the negative root"

Answer 7

ok thank you

Answer 8

It helps to know the context of the expression. Whoever wrote this should be trying to be clear (as opposed to confusing).