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Documentation Standards for Negative Square Roots

A junior data analyst is updating a company guide on standardized mathematical notation for technical reports. Describe the standard convention for representing the negative square root of a positive number using the radical symbol. Your explanation must specify where the negative sign is placed in relation to the radical symbol, how the resulting expression (e.g., x-\sqrt{x}) is read verbally, and provide a correctly written example for the negative square root of 144.

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