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What is square root of 32 |
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Answer» The square root of 32 is an irrational NUMBER, meaning that if you converted it into a DECIMAL point, it would go on FOREVER. It’s something like 5.656854249… However, you can simplify √32 using common rules of square roots. Primarily, whenever you multiply a square root by another square root, the radicands (the numbers under the bar) will multiply together under one radical.For example, √4 * √5 will equal √20. Similarly, √32 can be separated into its factors √16 * √2. I used 16 because it is the greatest factor of 32 that is also a perfect square. This means that I am now ABLE to rewrite √16 as 4 since they are equal. SUBSTITUTING 4 in for √16, I now have 4 * √2, which is √32 when reduced to its simplest radical form. |
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