The square root of a number which when multiplied by itself gives the original number.
eg √4 = 2 since 2 × 2 = 4.
As a negative times a negative is positive, there are two square roots for every positive number: 2 × 2 = -2 × -2 = 4 so both 2 and -2 as the square roots of 4. Also, negative numbers do not have square roots (that are real numbers*)
By convention/definition the radical symbol (√) is used to denote the positive square root.
* Negative numbers have square roots that are complex numbers. These numbers have a real bit and an imaginary bit, and are of the form (a + bi) where a and b are real numbers and i is used to denote the square root of -1 (except in electrical engineering where the little 'i' is used to denote small currents so the little 'j' is used instead); thus: i² = -1.
eg √-4 = √(4 × -1) = √4 √-1 = 2 √-1 = 2i
squaring: (2i)² = 2² × i² = 4 × -1 = -4.
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PI = 3.1416 SQUARE ROOT OF PI is about 1.772
The square root of the number 31 is irrational. This is used in math.
technically the square root of 28 is to hard to find because it would go on and on, so most math maticians say that the answer to the square root of 28 is the square root of 28.
Shorthand for "square root" and can also refer to cube root ("third root") etc etc.
To find the square root of a number you would use the square root symbol on the calculator, √, then enter the number. Ex.: √25=5.