What is the square of a number?
The square of a number is the number times itself. For example the square of 3 is 3x3. The square of 4 is 4x4.
Mathematical Sign for Square
To show that a number is squared, a small 2 is placed to the top right of the number. Like this:
These signs are the same as saying "3 squared, 4 squared, and x squared."
This is also called a superscript or the power of the number. The number to the "power of 2" is the same as the number "squared" or the "square" of the number.
Why is it called square?
You can visualize the square of a number as an actual square. Here are some example squares of different numbers:
List of Integer Squares
Here is a list of squares from 1 to 12. You may already know these if you memorized the multiplication tables. These numbers are also called perfect squares.
Square Root
The square root is just the opposite of the square. You can think of it as the "root" of the square or the number that was used to make the squa
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