Question

Is there a calculator that will simplify square roots from a decimal to a square root?

Answer 1

I believe any scientific calculator can do this. Just press the `sqrt` key and enter the decimal number, then press = and you should get the square root as a decimal number.

For example, if you want to find the square root of 15.087, you would press the `sqrt` key and enter 15.087, press = and you get
3.884198759075. You would probably round to 3.8842 due to significant figures.

Answer 2

It's not really clear what you want to do.
It sounds to me like you want to be given a decimal and write is as a square root.

If that is your question, then simply square the decimal and round. (If it's not too far away.)

Example 1
`0.866^2 = 74.9956 ~~75`, so

`0.866 ~~ sqrt 75`

Example 2

`1.527^2 = 2.331729 ~~ 2 1/2 = 7/3`

So: `1.527 ~~ sqrt(7/3)`