The square root of a value v is a number x such that, x multiplied by x equals v. Note that -x is also a square root.
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Since the square root of a number is the "number times itself that equals the original number," it makes sense that the larger the original number, then the larger the square root. The value of the square root of 2 will be greater than the value of the square root of 1.5.
It is no tpossible to find the square root of an unknown number. You can, however, represent it as x0.5 or √x so that the value of the square root can be evaluated when the value of x is known.
115.849 is the square root of 13421 Note: 13421 is not a perfect square and hence the decimal value for square root.
The square root of a negative value is called an imaginary number.
The value of the square root of 2 starts with 1.414. When written as a decimal number, it goes on forever.