Square Root

Example 1:

$$ \textup{Find the square root of } 36$$

Solution:

$$ \begin{array}{|l} \llap{2~~~~} 36\\ \hline \llap{2~~~~} 18 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 9 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 3 \\ \hline 1 \end{array} $$ $$ \sqrt{36} = \sqrt{2×2×3×3}$$ $$ = \sqrt{2^2×3^2}$$ $$ = \sqrt{(2×3)^2}$$ $$ = \sqrt{6^2}$$ $$ = 6$$

Example 2:

$$ \textup{Find the square root of } 225$$

Solution:

$$ \begin{array}{|l} \llap{3~~~~} 225 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 75 \\ \hline \llap{5~~~~} 25 \\ \hline \llap{5~~~~} 5 \\ \hline 1 \end{array} $$ $$ \sqrt{225} = \sqrt{3×3×5×5}$$ $$ = \sqrt{3^2×5^2}$$ $$ = \sqrt{(3×5)^2}$$ $$ = \sqrt{15^2}$$ $$ = 15$$

Example 1:

$$ \textup{Find the square root of } 324$$

Solution:

$$ \begin{array}{|l} \llap{2~~~~} 324\\ \hline \llap{2~~~~} 162 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 81 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 27 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 9 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 3 \\ \hline 1 \end{array} $$ $$ \sqrt{324} = \sqrt{2×2×3×3×3×3}$$ $$ = \sqrt{2^2×3^2×3^2}$$ $$ = \sqrt{(2×3×3)^2}$$ $$ = \sqrt{18^2}$$ $$ = 18$$

Example 2:

$$ \textup{Find the square root of } 324$$

Solution:

$$ \begin{array}{|l} \llap{2~~~~} 4356 \\ \hline \llap{2~~~~} 2178 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 1089 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 363 \\ \hline \llap{11~~~~} 121 \\ \hline \llap{11~~~~} 11 \\ \hline 1 \end{array} $$ $$ \sqrt{4356} = \sqrt{2×2×3×3×11×11}$$ $$ = \sqrt{2^2×3^2×11^2}$$ $$ = \sqrt{(2×3×11)^2}$$ $$ = \sqrt{66^2}$$ $$ = 66$$

Example 1:

$$ \textup{Find the square root of } 324$$

Solution:

$$ \begin{array}{|l} \llap{2~~~~} 15876\\ \hline \llap{2~~~~} 7938 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 3969 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 1323 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 441\\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 147 \\ \hline \llap{7~~~~} 49 \\ \hline \llap{7~~~~} 7 \\ \hline 1 \end{array} $$ $$ \sqrt{324} = \sqrt{2×2×3×3×3×3×7×7}$$ $$ = \sqrt{2^2×3^2×3^2×7^2}$$ $$ = \sqrt{(2×3×3×7)^2}$$ $$ = \sqrt{126^2}$$ $$ = 126$$

Example 2:

$$ \textup{Find the square root of } 324$$

Solution:

$$ \begin{array}{|l} \llap{2~~~~} 1296 \\ \hline \llap{2~~~~} 648 \\ \hline \llap{2~~~~} 324 \\ \hline \llap{2~~~~} 162 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 81\\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 27 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 9 \\ \hline \llap{3~~~~} 3 \\ \hline 1 \end{array} $$ $$ \sqrt{4356} = \sqrt{2×2××2×2×3×3×3×3}$$ $$ = \sqrt{2^2×2^2×3^2×3^2}$$ $$ = \sqrt{(2×2×3×3)^2}$$ $$ = \sqrt{36^2}$$ $$ = 36$$