Square Root

Type it

Ways to write the Square Root symbol
UnicodeU+221A
LaTeX\sqrt{x}
HTML entity√
Character√

Meaning

Gives the non-negative number that, multiplied by itself, equals the number under the sign. Compare with Plus-Minus and Multiplication.

How to read it

√9 = 3

is read “the square root of nine equals three”.

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