Use your calculator to perform each calculation and observe the answers. Use inductive reasoning to determine which statement is true.
-$\sqrt { - 13 } ; \sqrt [ 4 ] { - 2 } ; \sqrt [ 6 ] { - 1.8 } ; \sqrt [ 8 ] { - 278 }$
A)An even root of a negative number is negative.
B)An even root of a negative number is undefined.
C)An even root of a negative number is positive.
D)An even root of a negative number can be either positive or negative.

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Even roots of negative numbers are undefined in the set of real numbers. Calculators typically cannot compute these roots without entering a complex number mode.

Use Your Calculator to Perform Each Calculation and Observe the Answers