Asked by Anonymous

How do I find the square root of something? i.e. 2025
DON'T answer; tell me how
Answered by Jack
You can guess and check -- play high-low by picking numbers and squaring them until you zero in on the correct one, or use the algorithm explained in the third Google result for 'calculate square root' entitled 'calculate square root without a calculator.


Answered by Ms. Sue
Most people enter the number and hit the square root key on a calculator.

To find a square root without a calculator, check these sites.

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.sqrt.by.hand.html

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0932229.html
Answered by Anonymous
(Same as questioner)
Jack-
Thanks!
Ms. Sue-
Thanks! Only problem is my teacher's strict on using calculators or not.
Answered by manny
memorize some squares

Ex.)
12^2 = 144

so...

sqrt(144) = ???
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