Proposition: Square Roots 

Let \(a > 0\) be a positive real number. The equation
\[x^2=a\]
has two real solutions \(x_1,x_2\in\mathbb R\), called the square roots of the number \(a\) and denoted by \(x_1:=\sqrt a\) and \(x_2:=- \sqrt a\).

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1.Proof: (related to "Square Roots")