SQUARE & SQUARE ROOTS
FUNDAMENTALS
Square and Square Root
- Square: If a number is multiplied by itself, the product so obtained is called the square of that number.
- For a given number x, the square of x is\[\left( x\times x \right)\], denoted by\[{{x}^{2}}\].
e.g., \[{{\left( 4 \right)}^{2}}=4\times 4=16,{{\left( 5 \right)}^{2}}=5\times 5=25,{{\left( 12 \right)}^{2}}=12\times 12=144\]
Perfect squares or Square number;"
- A perfect square is a number that can be expressed as the product of two equal integers.
- It is always expressible as the product of equal factors.
e.g., \[144=2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3={{4}^{2}}\times {{3}^{2}}={{(12)}^{2}}\]
\[81=3\times 3\times 3\times 3={{3}^{2}}\times {{3}^{2}}={{\left( 9 \right)}^{2}}\]
Example:- Show that 300 is not a perfect square.
Solution:- Resolving 300 into prime factors, we get \[300=2\times 2\times 5\times 5\times 3\]
Making pairs of equal factors, we find that the digit 3 is
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