Question

Whats the square root of 144

Answer 1

I usually use prime factorization to find square roots.

144=2*2*2*2*3*3

144=2^4*3^2

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2^2*3

4*3

12.

The square root of 144 is 12.

Answer 2

√144

= √12^2

= 12

answer

12