Question

How do you simplify `sqrt(1)`?

Answer 1

`sqrt(1) = 1`

Explanation:

For any positive real value `a`
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`color(white)("XXXX")`such that `b^2 = a`

Since `1^2 = 1`
`color(white)("XXXX")` `sqrt(1) = 1`