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Grade 8 math · C.1 · Square roots and cube roots

Square roots of perfect squares

Find the positive number that multiplied by itself gives the number inside the root.

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  1. What is the square root of 144?

    Answer: 12

  2. What is the square root of 49?

    Answer: 7

  3. What is the square root of 16?

    Answer: 4

Tip: Find the positive number that multiplied by itself gives the number inside the root.

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