Question

What is the square root of 500

Answer 1

There is no perfect square for 500. You can either solve it as a radical expression with
`10 √(5)` or you can give the approximate answer of about 22.3607

Answer 2

500 is not a perfect square number. Therefore, find the factors of 500 with the largest perfect square. In this case, 100 is the largest perfect square number in 500.

`500= √(500) ^2`


`√(500)=√(100*5)`


`√(500)=√(100)√(5)`


`√(500)=10√(5)`

If you are simply looking for the calculator result, you will get
`22.36`