How Do You Find the Square Root of a Perfect Square?

How Do You Find the Square Root of a Perfect Square?

Note:

Taking the square root of a perfect square always gives you an integer. This tutorial shows you how to take the square root of 36. When you finish watching this tutorial, try taking the square root of other perfect squares like 4, 9, 25, and 144.

Keywords:

  • problem
  • square root
  • root
  • perfect square
  • integer

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