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how can the Square of any Value = (-)Negative 1 on the GMAT?

Any feedback would be appreciated to tell me I'm missing something.
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how can the Square of any Value = (-)Negative 1 on the GMAT?

Any feedback would be appreciated to tell me I'm missing something.

I was wondering this as well, I think we can ignore these kinds of questions. The source isn't mentioned either, so most probably not a legit question.
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how can the Square of any Value = (-)Negative 1 on the GMAT?

Any feedback would be appreciated to tell me I'm missing something.

I was wondering this as well, I think we can ignore these kinds of questions. The source isn't mentioned either, so most probably not a legit question.

The question is a part of imaginary numbers. Even though it is unlikely to appear on the GMAT, it is still solvable using reasoning and number properties.
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