Found the math but no explanation.
The squareroot of 100 is ±10.
The square root is always positive, but you can plug it into the quadratic formula to get the two possible values.
There's no reason to bring the quadratic formula into this. Square roots can be negative, but when talking about the square root it's normally assumed to be the principal square root, which is the positive one.
A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.
Rules
Found the math but no explanation.
The squareroot of 100 is ±10.
The square root is always positive, but you can plug it into the quadratic formula to get the two possible values.
There's no reason to bring the quadratic formula into this. Square roots can be negative, but when talking about the square root it's normally assumed to be the principal square root, which is the positive one.