SOLUTION: Hello! I am confused on this square rooting problem. It asks to find the square root of a square root. I just don't know where to begin. {{{sqrt sqrt ( 32 ) }}} Thank You

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Question 984120: Hello!
I am confused on this square rooting problem. It asks to find the square root of a square root. I just don't know where to begin.
sqrt+sqrt+%28+32+%29+

Thank You
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The square root of 32 is a positive real number and thus has a square root itself.



Another way to look at this is to recall that .

So , and then , and so:



Roughly 2.378414230005442133434999941121

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it