What is the square root of 980
The short answer is \( \sqrt{ 980 } = 31.304951684997 \).
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 980.
980 is not a perfect square
Let's look at some math
$$ \LARGE \sqrt{ 980 } = 31.304951684997 $$
Note that \(31.304951684997\) is not a whole number, therefore 980 is not a perfect square.
The next perfect square greater than 980 is 1024. The previous perfect square less than 980 is 961.
Square root of 980 as an exponent
Any square root can be converted to a number with a fractional exponent. In the case of 980 the following two values are equal.
$$ \LARGE \sqrt{ 980 } = 980^{^1/_2} $$
Square root of 980 as a fraction
Since 980 is not a perfect square, sometimes we might want to get a fractional estimate of the square root value. In the case of 980 that value is \(\Large 31 \frac{18}{59}\).
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