Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below. $$\begin{array} { l l l }
\text { index rationalizing } & \text { conjugate } & \text { principal square rootcube root midpoint } \
\text { complex numberlike radicals } & \text { radicand } & \text { imaginary unit } \quad \text { distance }
\end{array}$$
-The______ of a nonnegative number a is written as $\sqrt { a }$.
A) imaginary unit
B) cube root
C) distance
D) principal square root

Question

Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below. $$\begin{array} { l l l } 
\text { index rationalizing } & \text { conjugate } & \text { principal square rootcube root midpoint } \
\text { complex numberlike radicals } & \text { radicand } & \text { imaginary unit } \quad \text { distance }
\end{array}$$
-The______ of a nonnegative number a is written as $\sqrt { a }$.
A) imaginary unit
B) cube root
C) distance
D) principal square root

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The principal square root of a nonnegative number $a$ is written as $\sqrt{a}$, which is the nonnegative square root of $a$.

Fill in the Blank with One of the Words or Phrases