Re: Sign conventions

From: Jim Spriggs (jim.sprigs_at_ANTISPAMbtinternet.com.invalid)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:07:56 +0000 (UTC)

jstevh@msn.com wrote:
>
> The square root operator returns that number which when multipled times
> itself gives the square root argument e.g. sqrt(4) returns 2 and -2, as
> *both* multiply times themselves to give 4.

You contradict yourself. You write "that number" which implies that
there is only one of them but then, in your example, you give two such
numbers.

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