Answer:
Use a factor tree. For example, 625 = 5 x 125 = 5 x 5 x 25 = 5 x 5 x 5 x 5. Because there are 4 fives, and we are looking for the square root, (5 x 5) (5 x 5) = 625. Therefore the square root of 625 is 25.
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