# Square and Cube Roots

## Find square roots and cube roots by first calculating the prime factorisation of a number.

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This is level 2: find square roots of numbers up to 96² You will be awarded a trophy if you get at least 7 correct and you do this activity online.

 $$\sqrt[2]{1936}$$ $$\sqrt[2]{2304}$$ $$\sqrt[2]{2401}$$ $$\sqrt[2]{2916}$$ $$\sqrt[2]{3600}$$ $$\sqrt[2]{4356}$$ $$\sqrt[2]{4900}$$ $$\sqrt[2]{5184}$$ $$\sqrt[2]{7056}$$
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Level 1 Level 3

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## Description of Levels

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Factor Trees - Learn prime factorisation first.

Level 1 - Find square roots of numbers up to 52²

Level 2 - Find square roots of numbers up to 96²

Level 3 - Find cube roots of the given numbers

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## Example

Find the square root of 576

Begin by finding the prime factorisation of 576 either by using a Factor Tree or the following method:

$$\require{enclose} 2 )\enclose{bottom}{576} \\ 2 )\enclose{bottom}{288} \\ 2 )\enclose{bottom}{144} \\ 2 )\enclose{bottom}{72} \\ 2 )\enclose{bottom}{36} \\ 2 )\enclose{bottom}{18} \\ 3 )\enclose{bottom}{9} \\ 3$$

576 = 26 × 32

This can be written as:

576 = ( 23 × 3) × ( 23 × 3)

So the square root of 576 is 23 × 3 = 24

You may also want to use a calculator to check your working. See Calculator Workout skill 5.

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