Eh, not really. It's been a while, but I'm pretty sure the rule in algebra when solving for a squared variable like this is to use ± for exactly that reason.
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Eh, not really. It's been a while, but I'm pretty sure the rule in algebra when solving for a squared variable like this is to use ± for exactly that reason.