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Hero of Alexandria met a square root of a negative number in which century AD?
A16th
B18th
C1st
D5th
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 1st
Hero of Alexandria worked in the 1st century AD and made the earliest fleeting reference to such square roots.
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