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The radical symbol, also known as the square root symbol, is used in math to represent the square root operator and to represent taking the nth-root of an expression.
In mathematics, the radical symbol, radical sign, root symbol, radix, or surd is a symbol for the square root or higher-order root of a number. The square root of a number x is written as x , {\displaystyle {\sqrt {x}},}
The √ symbol, universally recognized as the "Square Root", is one of the fundamental symbols in mathematics, representing the operation to find a number that, when multiplied by itself, yields the given number.
Introduces the radical symbol and the concept of taking roots. Covers basic terminology and demonstrates how to simplify terms containing square roots.
The radical sign is a symbol that means "root of". The length of the horizontal bar is important. See note below. When used in an expression like the one above, the whole expression is called a radical.
Every positive real number has two square roots, one positive and one negative. For this reason, we use the radical sign √ to denote the principal (nonnegative) square root and a negative sign in front of the radical − √ to denote the negative square root. Zero is the only real number with one square root.
A radical is an expression that represents a root of a number or an algebraic expression. The radical consists of three parts: the radical symbol (√), the index (indicating the type of root) and the radicand (the number or expression under the radical symbol).