Math/Square Roots

What is a Square Root? WORK IN PROGRESS
A square root is a number that can produce a quantity when multiplied by itself. All square roots have the radical symbol (√). A perfect square root is a rational number that can be multiplied by itself. For example, look below at the simplified square roots.
 * √4 = 2 (2×2)
 * √9 = 3 (3×3)
 * √16 = 4 (4×4)RadicalSymbol200x200.png
 * √25 = 5 (5×5)
 * √36 = 6 (6×6)
 * √49 = 7 (7×7)
 * √64 = 8 (8×8)
 * √81 = 9 (9×9)
 * √100 = 10 (10×10)
 * Etc.

Non-Perfect Square Roots
Not all square roots are perfect. So you need to solve them in order to get the result. You need to divide it down to the lowest as it can get. Let's try some problems so we can understand them together.

Example Problem 1= 1.) Solve √24



Explanation=
 * First of, lets try to find the lowest number we can divide it by... Obviously, it's an even number so it would be 2. So, 24÷2=12, 12÷2=6, 6÷2=3, 3÷3=1.
 * Now we need to group up the like terms (two numbers for one set).
 * The 2 groups comine together as one number which would be 4 and the boxed number would be the same... Except it would go in the radical, not out. So, the answer for √24 would be 4√3.
 * We are done with this question. Look at the Steps and Answer tab for further details.



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Example Problem 2
2.) Solve √36 - wip