👉 In mathematics, a root is a number that when multiplied by itself equals the original number. In other words, if you have an equation like x^2 + 5x = -6, then you can solve for x by taking the square root of both sides. This gives you x = (-5 ± √(25-4
1
(-6))) / (2
1) = (-5 ± √31)/2.
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