Last updated on May 26th, 2025
Square root is the number obtained when a number is multiplied with itself. We apply the concept of square root in architecture, to measure volume and surface area. In this article, we’ll learn how to find the square root of 130.
The square root of 130 is ±11.4018. Finding the square root of a number is the inverse process of finding the perfect square. The square root of 130 is written as √130.
The different ways to find the square root of a number are prime factorization, long division and approximation/estimation method.
The prime factorization of 130 breaks 130 into its prime numbers.
The numbers 2, 5 and 13 are the prime numbers
Prime factorization of 130 is 2 × 5 × 13
Since 2, 5 and 13 are not repeating, we can’t pair them
Therefore, √119 is expressed as √2 x √5 x √13, the simplest radical form
The long division method finds the square root of non-perfect squares.
Step 1: Write down the number 130
Step 2: Number 130 is a three-digit number, so pair them as (1), (30)
Step 3: Find the largest that is closest to the first pair (1), which is 12
Step 4: Write down 1 as the quotient, which will be the first digit of the square root.
Step 5: Subtracting 12 from 1 will leave zero as the remainder. Now bring down the second pair (30) and place it beside 0.
Step 6: Now double the quotient you have, that is added the quotient 1 with 2 and the result will be 2
Step 7: Choose a number such that it can be placed after 2. The two-digit number created should be less than the second pair (30). Here, we number 1 after 2, because the number formed will be less than 30.
Step 8: Subtract 21 from 30 → 30-21 =9. Now add a decimal point after the new quotient and adding two zeros will make it 900
Step 9: Apply step 7 over here and continue the process until you reach 0.
Step 10: We can write √30 as 11.4017
The approximation method finds the estimated square root of non-perfect squares.
Step 1: Identify the closest perfect square to 130. Numbers 121 and 144 are the closest perfect square to 130.
Step 2: We know that √121 = 11 and √144 = 12. Thus, we can say that √130 lies between 11 and 12.
Step 3: Check if √130 is closer to 11 or 12. Let us take 11.5 and 12. Since (11.5)2 is 132.25 and (12)2 is 144, √130 lies between them.
Step 4: We can keep changing the values of 11.5 to 11. 6 and iterate the same process without changing 12 as the closest perfect square root.
The result of √130 will be 11.4017
Take a look at mistakes a child can make while finding the square root of 130:
Find the value of (√130/3)
The value of (√130/3) is 3.8005
Find the approximate value of √130, which is 11.4017. Divide the approximate value by 3 to get 3.8005 (11.4017 ÷ 3 = 3.8005)
Calculate the difference between square root of 130 and square root of 81
The difference is 2.4017
The approximate value of the square root of 130 is ±11.4017 and the square root of 81 is ±9. Now subtract 9 from 11.4017 to get 2.4017
If b = √130, what is b² - 130?
The value for b2 - 130 is 0
We know that b = √130, now b2 =130. Therefore, b2 - 130 = 130-130 = 0.
Write √520 in terms of √130
√520 can be written in terms of √130 as 2√130
√520 with the help of prime factorization is written as 23 × 5 × 13. To express it in terms of, √520 is written as 2√130
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