Finding Square Roots
√ This is the symbol I will use on this page
Finding the square root of a number is the inverse operation of squaring that number. Remember, the square of a number is that number times itself. n x n =
The perfect squares are the squares of the whole numbers. Perfect squares are numbers that
The square root of 1 is 1, because 1x1=1
The square root of 4 is 2, because 2x2=4,
Try the rest of the intergers yourself, 3 4, 5, and etc. Square them and then find the square root.
Remember, -5 x-5 = 25, two negs make a positve.
The square root of a number, n, written below is the number that gives n when multiplied by itself.
or √100
= 10
√100 + 20= +10+10=20 or -10+10 = 0