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how to find square root?
The root of a number is an equal factor of the number.

For example, find the root of 16

First, we need to factor 16

16 = 1 × 16

16 = 2 × 8

16 = 4 × 4

The root of 16 is 4 because 4 is the equal factor for 16.

We call 4 the square root of 16.

4 is called square root because we have to square 4 or raise 4 to a power of 2 to get 16


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