Square root

• Square root


  The number that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number
• Finding the square root of a number

  Think about what number multiplied by itself gives the original number
• Square roots


  • Square root of 3 = 3
  • Square root of 5 = 5
  • Square root of 4 = 2
  • Square root of 36 = 6
• Squaring a number means multiplying the number by itself
• Taking the square root is the inverse of squaring a number
• The square root symbol is also known as the root symbol or radical symbol