Square Root of 7996

In this article we're going to calculate the square root of 7996 and explore what the square root is and answer some of the common questions you might. We'll also look at the different methods for calculating the square root of 7996 (both with and without a computer/calculator).

Square Root of 7996 Definition

In mathematical form we can show the square root of 7996 using the radical sign, like this: √7996. This is usually referred to as the square root of 7996 in radical form.

So what is the square root? In this case, the square root of 7996 is the quantity (which we will call q) that when multiplied by itself, will equal 7996.

√7996 = q × q = q²

Is 7996 a Perfect Square?

In math, we refer to 7996 being a perfect square if the square root of 7996 is a whole number.

In this case, as we will see in the calculations below, we can see that 7996 is not a perfect square.

To find out more about perfect squares, you can read about them and look at a list of 1000 of them in our What is a Perfect Square? article.

Is The Square Root of 7996 Rational or Irrational?

A common question is to ask whether the square root of 7996 is rational or irrational. Rational numbers can be written as a fraction and irrational numbers cannot.

A quick way to check this is to see if 7996 is a perfect square. If it is, then it is a rational number. If it's not a perfect square then it's an irrational number.

We already know if 7996 is a perfect square so we also can see that √7996 is an irrational number.

Can the Square Root of 7996 Be Simplified?

7996 can be simplified only if you can make 7996 inside the radical symbol smaller. This is a process that is called simplifying the surd. In this example, the square root of 7996 can be simplified.

√7996 = 2√1999.

How to Calculate The Square Root of 7996 with a Calculator

If you have a calculator then the simplest way to calculate the square root of 7996 is to use that calculator. On most calculators you can do this by typing in 7996 and then pressing the √x key. You should get the following result:

√7996 ≈ 89.4204

How to Calculate the Square Root of 7996 with a Computer

On a computer you can also calculate the square root of 7996 using Excel, Numbers, or Google Sheets and the SQRT function, like so:

SQRT(7996) ≈ 89.420355624433

What is the Square Root of 7996 Rounded?

Sometimes you might need to round the square root of 7996 down to a certain number of decimal places. Here are the solutions to that, if needed.

10th: √7996 ≈ 89.4

100th: √7996 ≈ 89.42

1000th: √7996 ≈ 89.42

What is the Square Root of 7996 as a Fraction?

We covered earlier in this article that only a rational number can be written as a fraction, and irrational numbers cannot.

Like we said above, since the square root of 7996 is an irrational number, we cannot make it into an exact fraction. However, we can make it into an approximate fraction using the square root of 7996 rounded to the nearest hundredth.

√7996

≈ 89.4/1

≈ 8942/100

≈ 89 21/50

What is the Square Root of 7996 Written with an Exponent?

All square root calculations can be converted to a number (called the base) with a fractional exponent. Let's see how to do that with the square root of 7996:

√b = b^½

√7996 = 7996^½

How to Find the Square Root of 7996 Using Long Division

Finally, we can use the long division method to calculate the square root of 7996. This is very useful for long division test problems and was how mathematicians would calculate the square root of a number before calculators and computers were invented.

Step 1

Set up 7996 in pairs of two digits from right to left and attach one set of 00 because we want one decimal:

79	96	00

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Step 2

Starting with the first set: the largest perfect square less than or equal to 79 is 64, and the square root of 64 is 8 . Therefore, put 8 on top and 64 at the bottom like this:

8
79	96	00
64

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Step 3

Calculate 79 minus 64 and put the difference below. Then move down the next set of numbers.

8
79	96	00
64
15	96

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Step 4

Double the number in green on top: 8 × 2 = 16. Then, use 16 and the bottom number to make this problem:

16? × ? ≤ 1596

The question marks are "blank" and the same "blank". With trial and error, we found the largest number "blank" can be is 9. Replace the question marks in the problem with 9 to get:

169 × 9 = 1521

Now, enter 9 on top, and 1521 at the bottom:

8	9
79	96	00
64
15	96
15	21

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Step 5

Calculate 1596 minus 1521 and put the difference below. Then move down the next set of numbers.

8	9
79	96	00
64
15	96
15	21
0	75	00

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Step 6

Double the number in green on top: 89 × 2 = 178. Then, use 178 and the bottom number to make this problem:

178? × ? ≤ 7500

The question marks are "blank" and the same "blank". With trial and error, we found the largest number "blank" can be is 4.

Now, enter 4 on top:

8	9	4
79	96	00
64
15	96
15	21
0	75	00

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That's it! The answer shown at the top in green. The square root of 7996 with one digit decimal accuracy is 89.4. Notice that the last two steps actually repeat the previous two. To add decimal places to your answe you can simply add more sets of 00 and repeat the last two steps.