Question

SQUARE ROOT RELATED - Please show work and/or explanation
What is the square root of 180

Answer 1

6
`√(5)` or approximately 13.416407865

Explanation:

List all of the factors of 180.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 30, 36, 45, 60, 90, 180

Find the perfect squares from the list such as:

1, 4, 9 and 36

Choose the biggest one and divide 180 by it.

180 / 36 = 5

Calculate the square root of your square number

`√(36)`=6

Your answer is 5
`√(6)` (in its simplest radical form)

If you wanted to calculate the answer as a decimal, 5 x
`√(6)` = approximately 13.416407865