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The Question Blank 1 of 7
square root
of a number is a value that when the value is multiplied by itself, the product (answer) equals the original number.
For example, because 12 times 12 is equal to 144, the square root of Question Blank 2 of 7
144
is Question Blank 3 of 7
12
.
We use √ to find the square root of numbers. It is called the Question Blank 4 of 7
radical
symbol.
The square root of 144 is equal to Question Blank 5 of 7
12
.
Image also has another square root, and it's -12 because -12 times itself is also equal to 144.
But the principal square root is the Question Blank 6 of 7
non-negative
square root of a number.
For example, to find the square root of 25 we do. We will end up with two answers because 5 x 5 equals 25 and so does -5 x -5.
Because of this, 5 and -5 are both square roots of 25. However, the principal square root of 25 is Question Blank 7 of 7
5
.
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