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A logistics analyst is reviewing a fuel consumption model represented by the equation 9k2+1=0\sqrt{9k - 2} + 1 = 0. After simplifying the equation to 9k2=1\sqrt{9k - 2} = -1, the analyst determines that the model has no real solution for the variable k. This conclusion is justified because, by definition, the principal square root of any real number must be a(n) ________ value.

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