SOLUTION: is 32 a perfect square?

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Question 427369: is 32 a perfect square?
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Hi

is 32 a perfect square? NO sqrt%2832%29+=+sqrt%2816%2A2%29+=+4sqrt%282%29

A number  p  is called a perfect square if and only if 

there exists a whole number n  for which p = n^2 

As to 32, there is no whole number such that 32 = n^2