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How do I calculate the square root of a number?

Short answer

The square root of a number is the value that, multiplied by itself, gives that number, so the square root of 25 is 5. The browser-based square root calculator returns the root to high precision and tells you whether the number is a perfect square, all locally with nothing uploaded.

What a square root is

The square root of a number x is the value that produces x when multiplied by itself. The square root of 9 is 3 because 3 times 3 is 9, and the square root of 2 is about 1.41421 because that value squared is close to 2. Perfect squares like 4, 9, 16 and 25 have whole-number roots, while most other numbers have irrational roots that never terminate.

Precision and perfect squares

For irrational roots you usually want several decimal places, which is where a calculator beats guessing. The square root calculator gives a high-precision result, and it also tells you the square of your input and whether the number is a perfect square. It runs in your browser, so the numbers you enter never leave your device.

Step by step

  1. Open the calculator. Open the square root calculator in your browser.
  2. Enter a number. Type the number whose square root you want.
  3. Read the result. Read the square root, and see whether the number is a perfect square.

Frequently asked questions

What is a perfect square?

A perfect square is a number whose square root is a whole number, such as 16 whose root is 4.

Can it find roots of decimals?

Yes. It calculates the square root of whole numbers and decimals to high precision.

Is my input uploaded?

No. The calculation runs in your browser and nothing is sent to a server.

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