If a is any number, then a squared = (-a) squared, so one might say that a and -a are both square roots of a squared. However, the square root symbol always means the positive square root.
According to Wikipedia, article on "Square root": "The symbol '√' for the square root was first used in print in 1525 in Christoph Rudolff's Coss, which was also the first to use the then-new signs '+' and '−'."
If x is a multiplication symbol, then square root of 36(4)y^2 = square root of(4^2)(2^2)(y^2) = (4)(2)(y) = 8y If it is a variable x, then square root of 36x4y^2 = square root of (4^2)(x)(2^2)(y^2) = (4)(2)(y)(square root of x)= 8y(square root of x)
the square root symbol. that would make it 1,/2 (i don't know how to make a square root symbol, sorry) but since the numbers are next to each other it is assumed that they are being multiplied and the square root of 2 is approximately 1.414 right in between 1 and 2 :)
35.0713558335 The easiest method is to use a calculator: first press the key marked with a √ (square root symbol) then type in the number 1230 and press enter.
The radical symbol √
The square root symbol (√) was first used in 1525, by Christoph Rudolff, and is called a radical.
The general case is just called "Root" and it continues to increase to "Square Root" then to "Cube Root" and so on.
The symbol for a a square root sign is: √
It is imaginary; we denote sqrt of -1 = i square root (-4) = ± 2i
The radical symbol √ (with a line over what you're taking a root of) denotes root.The symbol without any other numbers, means square root, while with a number like 3√ means take cube root, 4√ fourth root, etc.If you want to type this symbol in Windows, hold down the key on the keyboard, then type (on the number pad) 251, then let go of the key.You can also denote roots by fractional exponents: 1/2 power is the square root,1/3 power is the cube root, etc and this works if you have an xy (exponentiation)key on your calculator and want to compute roots.The symbol used to make a root is √
The only thing that a square root symbol does is that it symbolises an operation (taking the square root) of whatever is under the sign.
The square root symbol is like a tick with a line connected to the top. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root and the square root symbol is displayed.
The square root symbol is the radical sign, √.
The number of which the square root is to be found is called the "radicand." The symbol before the number is called the radical sign. ( √ ) E.g. √4 = 2, √25 = 5
The symbol is not considered an integer. Thevalue of the square root is, though.
If unspecified, the square root is the principal root, which is the positive root.