A student writes the formula sqrt(a b)=s...

A student writes the formula `sqrt(a b)=sqrt(a)\ sqrt(b)dot` Then he substitutes `a=-1\ a n d\ b=-1\ a n d\ ` finds `1=-1` . Explain where is he wrong?

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