Author: osirus0830 Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:46 am (GMT -8) The only way for it to be negative x is if the stimulus reads – sqrt( -x|x|) Otherwise, there is no way to get a negative number from a square root, because a negative number within a square root is imaginary and imaginary numbers aren’t on the GMAT. _________________ http://www.beatthegmat.com/the-retake-osirus-blog-t51414.html

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GMAT Math :: RE: Sqroots