Squaring a number is multiplying it by itself. Finding a square root is dividing, trying to find the two numbers that will multiply to make your original number.
Finding the square root of it. Taking the square root. Not squaring it.
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9 is the square ROOT of 81. Calculating a square root is the inverse operation of squaring a number.
Squaring a number is multiplying it by itself. Finding a square root is dividing, trying to find the two numbers that will multiply to make your original number.
Finding the square root of it. Taking the square root. Not squaring it.
Yes
Squaring a number is the inverse of square rooting. The square root of 144 is 12, so 12 squared is 144.
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Taking the square root is the opposite of squaring.
It's the opposite. Squaring a number is multiplying it by itself. If n is the number, n times n = n2 x times x = n, x is the square root.
9 is the square ROOT of 81. Calculating a square root is the inverse operation of squaring a number.
This is basically undone by squaring the number.
You can try squaring different numbers; if the answer is too high, try squaring a smaller number; if the answer is too low, try squaring a larger number.You can also calculate the square root of 121 on just about any calculator. In this case, the answer is 11, or -11.
Taking the square root of a negative number is not the same as squaring a number because the square root is only defined for non-negative numbers. Additionally, taking the square root of a non-perfect square number will result in an irrational number, which cannot be expressed as a fraction or a repeating decimal.
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