The square root of a number x is that number y which, when multiplied by itself, gives the value x.
Depending upon the domain that you are working in, the squareroot may or may not exist. For example, there is no whole number solution to sqrt(3) but there is a solution in the real numbers; there is no real solution to sqrt(-3) but there is a complex solution.
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This isn't an exact root. Just calculate the square root on your calculator, and round it to the desired accuracy.This isn't an exact root. Just calculate the square root on your calculator, and round it to the desired accuracy.This isn't an exact root. Just calculate the square root on your calculator, and round it to the desired accuracy.This isn't an exact root. Just calculate the square root on your calculator, and round it to the desired accuracy.
The exact square root is √6 or 60.5. It is an irrational number and so cannot be expressed in exact form as a decimal number.
The exact square root of 5.667 is 2.380546156 but it can be rounded to 2.38.
One definition of "root" is "the basic cause, source, or origin of something." The source of a perfect square is the number that was multiplied by itself to create it: the root of the square, the square root.
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