There are two roots because of the

When solving an equation such as x² = a, both the positive and negative numbers whose squares equal a are solutions, so we use x = ±√a. A negative radicand has no real square roots, and a nonperfect-square radicand does not by itself create two roots. The correct choice is “need to identify + and - roots of the radicand.”

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