Q. What is a square root and how do I calculate it?

A definition of a square root can be found at Harcourt Multimedia Math Glossery.  There you will also find the definition of many other math terms.

http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/math_advantage/glossary7.html

To learn how to calculate a square root you can visit http://www.homeschoolmath.net/teaching/square-root-algorithm.php

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