Question

How to find a square root of 48

Answer 1

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Can you think of a number , that 48 is a multiple of?how about 2?48=2×24what about 24? lets do it againwe know 24=12×2now 48=24×2=(12×2)×2now 12 is actually 2×6, so;48=2×2×12=2×2×(2×6)now check 6 is divisible by 2? yes:6=2×3now48=2×2×2×6=2×2×2×(2×3)48=2×2×2×2×3 =(2×2)×(2×2)×3 =(2×2)×3=4×3substuiting 3value 1.732we get48=43=4×1.732=6.928hope this helps you.