How do you find a square root?

Answer 1

The square root of b is a number that, when multiplied by itself (i.e- when it is squared), results in b; if ais the square root of b, then b = a2.

Most numbers do not have a square root because no number multiplied by itself will provide the correct result. Numbers that do have a square root are called Square Numbers.

Some examples of square numbers:

1 * 1 = 1

2 * 2 = 4

3 * 3 = 9

4 * 4 = 16

5 * 5 = 25

6 * 6 = 36

Answer 2

Suppose you want to do a square route of a number N.Go N/4 units of distance in any one direction. Turn 90 degrees clockwise and go N/4 units of distance in a straight line. Turn 90 degrees clockwise and go N/4 units of distance in a straight line. Turn 90 degrees clockwise and go N/4 units of distance in a straight line.

You will have travelled along a square route whose total distance is N units.