What has roots as whole numbers, yet its square can be both negative and positive?
Category: Brain · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Think about mathematical concepts that involve squares.
Answer
A square root
Explanation
Square roots can be positive or negative solutions, while their roots can be whole numbers.
This is a expert brain riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A square root.
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