What is a square root

A square root is "a number which produces a specified quantity when multiplied by itself."

Step-by-step explanation:

Step-by-step explanation:

A square root is a number which produces a specified quantity when multiplied by itself. Say for example

7 is the square root of 49

5 is the square root of 25

8 is the square root of 64

9 is the square root of 81

6 is the square root of 36

12 is the square root of 144

and so on..

a negative exponent is translated as follows:

so, we have