Simple Roots

Free interactive math game: Simple Roots — ex. √64. Part of the Powers & Roots category on MathKite.

Example problems

Taken from the generator that powers this exercise. A fresh set appears every time the page is opened, and the printable worksheet holds ten of them.

  1. √9 = ?
  2. √81 = ?
  3. √169 = ?
  4. √100 = ?

About this exercise

The square root — the number that gives the value when multiplied by itself.

How to solve it

Ask what times itself makes the number. The squares up to 15 are worth knowing by heart.

Worked example

The square root of 144 is 12, because 12 x 12 = 144.

Common mistake

Halving instead. The square root of 144 is 12, not 72.