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Which of the following statements is true about square roots?
Which of the following statements is true about square roots?
- A square root of a number x is a number y such that y^2 = x^2.
- A square root of a number x is a number y such that y^3 = x.
- A square root of a number x is a number y such that y^2 = x. (correct)
- A square root of a number x is a number y such that y = x^2.
Which of the following is a square root of 16?
Which of the following is a square root of 16?
- 64
- -4 (correct)
- 2
- 8
What is the principal square root of 9?
What is the principal square root of 9?
- 6
- 81
- 3 (correct)
- -9
What is the radicand in the expression √25?
What is the radicand in the expression √25?
How can the principal square root be written in exponent notation for a non-negative number x?
How can the principal square root be written in exponent notation for a non-negative number x?