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Re: .999~ = 1

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Originally Posted by Denman
Consider that if you square -1 you get 1 and so the sqrt of 1 is -1 or 1
Given that you're working with reals, it's true that you can square a negative number, but the square root function only outputs positive numbers.

sqrt(1) /= 1 or -1
+/-1^2 = 1
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