We can simplify the square root of 98 by factoring 98 into its prime factors:
98 = 2 * 7 * 7
Now, we can take out one factor of 7 from the square root and simplify it:
√98 = √(2 * 7 * 7)
√98 = √2 * √7 * √7
√98 = 7√2
Therefore, the simplified form of the square root of 98 is 7√2.