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What does ( 9 ) 2 \sqrt{(-9)^2} equal?

Cannot be determined 9 -9

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2 solutions

Kareem Jobe
Mar 12, 2016

Order of operations has a part to play here . Square before square-root is taken. Note: negative multiply by a negative is a positive.

Rishik Jain
Mar 12, 2016

Simple definition would give us the answer: x 2 = x \sqrt{x^2}=|x| .

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