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## LifeIsADangerousGame 2 years ago Can someone show me how to do what the arrow is pointing to?

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1. LifeIsADangerousGame

2. DHASHNI

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3. apoorvk

basically you gotta factorise everything, and then take out terms out of the square root that are 'double'.

4. LifeIsADangerousGame

Can you show me how with a diff number?

5. LifeIsADangerousGame

like 484?

6. apoorvk

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7. LifeIsADangerousGame

$\sqrt{484}$

8. apoorvk

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9. LifeIsADangerousGame

how do ytou find the other num bers?

10. apoorvk

Just find the prime factors. and then you can do the rest. do you get the concept now?

11. LifeIsADangerousGame

Um, not really...it's still kinda confusing..

12. LifeIsADangerousGame

but thanks anywayt..

13. apoorvk

square root means the reverse of squaring. suppose 6 squared is 36. so then square root of 36 is 6. and since squaring basically means multiplying a no. by itself, square rooting means if a no. has a single factor twice, we count it only once while square rooting. and the factors that are single, are left alone inside the root. Have you seen the movie "Harold and Kumar"? 'cause this might help..

14. LifeIsADangerousGame

oohh ok! Thanks! And no, I haven't seen it

15. apoorvk

Hmm. here if I can find a link to the discussion thread, scroll read the poem from the movie, that may just help you understand the topic better ;)

16. apoorvk

Okay I guess the thread on OS was deleted citing off-topic post, but here's an external link http://www.herecomesthescience.com/2008/04/26/square-root-of-three/

17. LifeIsADangerousGame

Thank you!

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