What is the square root of 917
The short answer is \( \sqrt{ 917 } = 30.282007859453 \).
If that's all you're looking for, thanks for coming by. But if you're interested in the hows and whys behind square roots, continue reading and we'll tell you all about the square root of 917.
917 is not a perfect square
Let's look at some math
$$ \LARGE \sqrt{ 917 } = 30.282007859453 $$
Note that \(30.282007859453\) is not a whole number, therefore 917 is not a perfect square.
The next perfect square greater than 917 is 961. The previous perfect square less than 917 is 900.
Square root of 917 as an exponent
Any square root can be converted to a number with a fractional exponent. In the case of 917 the following two values are equal.
$$ \LARGE \sqrt{ 917 } = 917^{^1/_2} $$
Square root of 917 as a fraction
Since 917 is not a perfect square, sometimes we might want to get a fractional estimate of the square root value. In the case of 917 that value is \(\Large 30 \frac{11}{39}\).
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