Question

How do you simplify the Square root of 196?

Answer 1

`sqrt(196) = 14` since `14^2 = 14*14 = 196`
Squaring is the opposite operation of square root.

Explanation:

Actually there are two solutions to `x^2=196`:
`14` and `-14`.

`14^2=14*14=196` and
`(-14)^2 = (-14)*(-14) = 196`

Only the positive square root is denoted by `sqrt`