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Analyzing Solutions for Squared Binomials

A structural engineer is reviewing a stress test model that results in the equation (3v7)2=12(3v - 7)^2 = -12. The engineer identifies that this equation has no real solution. Based on the properties of square roots, why does the presence of the negative constant -12 prevent the equation from having a real-number solution?

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