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Math 7 Oct 24 Square Root

The document discusses square roots. It defines a square root as a number that when multiplied by itself gives the original number. It provides examples of finding the square root of 16 and 25. It also defines a principal square root as the positive square root of a number.

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Math 7 Oct 24 Square Root

The document discusses square roots. It defines a square root as a number that when multiplied by itself gives the original number. It provides examples of finding the square root of 16 and 25. It also defines a principal square root as the positive square root of a number.

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SQUARE

ROOTS
A power has 2 parts: a base and an
exponent.

𝟐
𝟓
exponent
base
What is a perfect square?
It is the square of a whole number.

Example of perfect square


𝟐 𝟐
25¿ 𝟓 64
¿𝟖
𝟐 𝟐
49¿ 𝟕 4¿ 𝟐
What is square root?

The square root of a number is


a value that can be multiplied by
itself to give the original number.
What is square root?
In symbols, if =b, the number a is
called a square root of b.
When 2 is used as an exponent, the
base is squared.
What is square root?
In symbols, if =b, the number a is
called a square root of b.
When 3 is used as an exponent, the
base is cubed.
Example

What is square root of 16?

The is 4, because when 4 is multiplied


by itself the answer is 16.
Example

What is square root of 25?

The is 5, because when 5 is multiplied


by itself the answer is 25.
Remember:
The symbol is used to indicate the
positive root and is known as the
radical sign.
Remember:
Radical is the combination of the
radical sign together with the number

√ 25 Radical
Radicand
Try it!

=16 =10
=11 =12
Try it!
What is Principal Square Root?
It is a number that when multiplied by
itself gives you b . Every positive number
b has two square roots , denoted √b and
−√b . The principal square root of b is the
positive square root, denoted √b .
Example
Find the Principal Square root of

2
11 =(11)(11) =11
Example
Find the Principal Square root of

( ( =(
𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡h𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑜𝑓 𝑡h𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔
+-

=8+9-5
=17-5
=12
𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡h𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑜𝑓 𝑡h𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔
6+5
=6(2)+5(3)
=12+15
=27
Between what two
consecutive integers does
lies?
=6 and 7

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