What is a squareroot?

Answer 1

The mathematical inverse of 'squaring' .

'2' squared = 2 x 2 = 2^(2) - 4

The 'square root of '4' is '2'

Square roots can be shown as a 'surd' sign , like a 'tick' or x^(1/2) or x ^(0.5)

All mean the 'square root' of 'x'.

Answer 2

Well, a square root is like finding the side of a square when you know its area. It's the number that you multiply by itself to get another number. Just like how a happy little tree needs water and sunlight to grow, numbers need their square roots to make beautiful mathematical equations.

Answer 3

The square root of a number is another number that gives you

the original number when you multiply it by itself.

Examples:

Square root of 100 is 10, because 10 x 10 = 100.

Square root of 49 is 7, because 7 x 7 = 49 .

Square root of 9.61 is 3.1, because 3.1 x 3.1 = 9.61 .