Question

Is 36 a perfect square? Explain

Answer 1

yes its root is 6

Answer 2

Hint: \(6 \times 6 = 36 \)

Answer 3

@higgs not exactly. it's \(\pm 6\)

Answer 4

it's not just 6. 6 is just the principal square root

Answer 5

im still not getting how 26 is a perfict sq cuz its root is 6..

Answer 6

you wrote 36

Answer 7

26 is not a perfect square

Answer 8

ik i put 26 by misstake i ment to put 36

Answer 9

-6 x -6 = 36
6 x 6 = 36

Answer 10

2nd Hint: \(6^2 = 36 \)

Answer 11

\[\sqrt{36} = \sqrt{6^2} = 6\]

Answer 12

or -6

Answer 13

ok thanks

Answer 14

wait let me rephrase that

\[\sqrt{36} = \sqrt{6^2} = (6^2)^{1/2} = 6^{2/2} = 6^1 = 6\]

Answer 15

or -6 yeah

Answer 16

Now you ask, why is 36 a perfect square.
Well, because, you can arrange 36 unit squares(squares of side 1 each) to form a big square.