Square Roots

Find the square root of a perfect square (e.g. √49 = 7).

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The square root "undoes" squaring: √49 = 7 because 7² = 49.
We use the √ symbol for square root.
Perfect squares have whole-number square roots.
Understand Square Roots before you start

Read this if you're new to the topic—it will help you know what to do in each problem.

The square root of a number is the value that, when multiplied by itself, gives that number. We use the √ symbol.

So √9 = 3 because 3 × 3 = 9. √25 = 5 because 5 × 5 = 25. We only use whole-number square roots here (perfect squares).

Examples
√9 = 3
√25 = 5
√49 = 7