What is the square root of 144?

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Answer 1 · 2015-04-14T07:30:24

We can use the Prime Factorisation Technique to solve for the Square root of 144

$144 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 * 3$
$144 = 2 ^ 4 * 3 ^2$

$sqrt 144 = sqrt(2^4 * 3^2)$

$= sqrt ((2^2)^2 * 3^2)$

$= 2^2 * 3$

$= 4*3$

$= 12$

$color(green)(sqrt 144 = 12$