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Real Number Classification in Engineering Software

A structural engineering software system is designed to flag any value that is 'not a real number' to prevent calculation errors. The system flags the expression −169\sqrt{-169} as an error but accepts −64-\sqrt{64} as a valid real number. State the mathematical rule regarding the placement of the negative sign that determines why one of these expressions is real and the other is not.

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