Square Root of 24

The square root of 24 is ±4.8989…,. Finding the square root is just the inverse of squaring a number and hence, squaring 4.8989… will result in 24.  The square root of 24 is written as √24 in radical form. In exponential form, it is written as (24)^1/2 

We can find the square root of 24 through various methods. They are:

• Prime factorization method

• Long division method

• Approximation/Estimation method

The prime factorization of 24 is done by dividing 24 by prime numbers and continuing to divide the quotients until they can’t be divided anymore.

• Find the prime factors of 24

After factorizing 20, make pairs out of the factors to get the square root.

 If there exist numbers that cannot be made pairs further, we place those numbers with a “radical” sign along with the obtained pairs.
 

So, Prime factorization of 24 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 2  

But here in case of 24, a pair of factor 2 can be obtained and a single 3 and a single 2 are remaining So, it can be expressed as  √24 =  2 × √(2 × 3) = 2√6

 2√6 is the simplest radical form of √24

This is a method used for obtaining the square root for non-perfect squares, mainly. It usually involves the division of the dividend by the divisor, getting a quotient and a remainder too sometimes.

Follow the steps to calculate the square root of 24:

Step 1 : Write the number 24, and draw a horizontal bar above the pair of digits from right to left.

Step 2 : Now, find the greatest number whose square is less than or equal to 24. Here, it is 4, Because 4²=16 < 24.

Step 3 : Now divide 24 by 4 (the number we got from Step 2) such that we get 4 as quotient and then multiply the divisor with the quotient, we get 16.

Step 4: Subtract 16 from 24, we get 8. Add a decimal point after the quotient 4, and bring down two zeroes and place it beside the difference 8 to make it 800.

Step 5: Add 4 to same divisor, 4. We get 8.

Step 6: Now choose a number such that when placed at the end of 6, a 2-digit number will be formed. Multiply that particular number by the resultant number to get a number less than 300. Here, that number is 4.  64×4=256<300.

Step 7: Subtract 300-256=44. Again, bring down two zeroes and make 44 as 4400. Simultaneously add the unit’s place digit of 64, i.e., 4 with 64. We get here, 68. Apply Step 5 again and again until you reach 0. 

We will show two places of precision here, and so, we are left with the remainder, 704 (refer to the picture), after some iterations and keeping the division till here, at this point 

             
Step 8 : The quotient obtained is the square root. In this case, it is 3.464….

Approximation or estimation of square root is not the exact square root, but it is an estimate.Here, through this method, an approximate value of square root is found by guessing.

Follow the steps below:

Step 1: Find the nearest perfect square number to 24. Here, it is 16 and 25.

Step 2: We know that, √16=4 and √25=5. This implies that √24 lies between 4 and 5.

Step 3: Now we need to check √24 is closer to 4 or 5. Let us consider 4.5 and 5. Since (4.5)²=20.25 and (5)²=25. Thus, √24 lies between 4.5 and 5.

Step 4: Again considering precisely, we see that  √24 lies close to (5)²=25. Find squares of (4.7)²=22.09 and (4.9)²= 24.01.

We can iterate the process and check between the squares of 4.8 and 4.89 and so on.

We observe that √24=4.898…

Exponential form:  An algebraic expression that includes an exponent. It is a way of expressing the numbers raised to some power of their factors. It includes continuous multiplication involving base and exponent. Ex: 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 16 Or, 2 4 = 16, where 2 is the base, 4 is the exponent 

Prime Factorization:  Expressing the given expression as a product of its factors. Ex: 48=2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

Prime Numbers: Numbers which are greater than 1, having only 2 factors as →1 and Itself. Ex: 1,3,5,7,....

Rational numbers and Irrational numbers: The Number which can be expressed as p/q, where p and q are integers and q not equal to 0 are called Rational numbers. Numbers which cannot be expressed as p/q, where p and q are integers and q not equal to 0 are called Irrational numbers. 

Perfect and non-perfect square numbers: Perfect square numbers are those numbers whose square roots do not include decimal places. Ex: 4,9,25 Non-perfect square numbers are those numbers whose square roots comprise decimal places. Ex :3, 8, 24