Question

Whats happens when you square a square root?

Answer 1

you cant handle the truth

Answer 2

right

Answer 3

You know how addition adn subtraction are opposites of each other? Well, we can say that squaring and taking the square root are also opposite opperations

Answer 4

so they will cancel?

Answer 5

yes, but let me explain a little bit

Answer 6

\[5^{1/2}*5^{1/2}=5^{1/2+1/2}=5^1=5\]

Answer 7

come on man^

Answer 8

i should look up every now and then ... sorry :)

Answer 9

@Lagrange you can still explain

Answer 10

square roots are rational exponents, fractions if you will

Answer 11

and when you multiply like bases; exponents add up

Answer 12

ok what if I had the square root of 2, cubed?

Answer 13

\[(\sqrt{2})^3=2^{3/2}=2^{1+1/2}=2^1*2^{1/2}\]

Answer 14

the square root gets cancelled