How To Find The Square Root Of 225? - Cuemath

Square Root of 225

The square root of 225 is expressed as √225 in the radical form and as (225)½ or (225)0.5 in the exponent form. The square root of 225 is 15. It is the positive solution of the equation x2 = 225. The number 225 is a perfect square.

• Square Root of 225: 15
• Square Root of 225 in exponential form: (225)½ or (225)0.5
• Square Root of 225 in radical form: √225

1.	What Is the Square Root of 225?
2.	Is Square Root of 225 Rational or Irrational?
3.	How to Find the Square Root of 225?
4.	FAQs on Square Root of 225

What Is the Square Root of 225?

• For real numbers a and b,  if a2 = b, we can express a = √b
• This means that a is the second root of b.
• The square root of 225 is the inverse operation of squaring 15
• 15 × 15 = 225 and -15 ×-15 = 225.
• Therefore, √25 = 15

 

 

Is the Square Root of 225 Rational or Irrational?

225 can be expressed as the ratio of two integers. As 225 can be expressed as 225 = 225/1. Thus 225 is rational.

How to Find the Square Root of 225?

The square root of 225 can be found by various methods.

Square Root of 225 by Prime Factorization

• Get the prime factorization done for the number 225 by the ladder method or the factor tree method to get the factors.
• After gettingtheprimefactors,arrangetheminsuchawaythat they can be expressed as a product of number x number.
• √225 = √(5 × 5 × 3 × 3)
• Squaring on both the sides, we get, √225 =√(52 × 32)
• This gives, 5 × 3 = 15

Square Root of 225 by Long Division Method

Here are the steps to find the square root of 225

• Step 1: Write the pair of digits starting from one's place. Here 25 is the pair. 
• Step 2: On finding a divisor "n" such that n × n results in the product ≤ 2. We find 1 × 1 = 1, follow the process of long division and obtain the remainder. Here it is 1.
• Step 3: Now, bring down the next pair of numbers. Here it's 25. Multiply the quotient 1 by 2 and write it in the new divisor's place. Here it's 2.
• Step 4: Find a divisor "n" such that n × n results in the product ≤ 125. Get the next quotient place as 5. Now we get our new divisor as 25, as 5 × 125 = 225. Divide and get the remainder. Here we get 0. Thus finding the square root of 225 by long division is completed. Therefore, 15 is the square root of 225.

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Important Notes:

• Finding the square root is an inverse process of squaring the number.
• Irrational numbers cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers. Example: π and √sqrt 2. This makes 225 is rational as it can be expressed as 225/1.
• 225 is a perfect square.

Tips and Tricks

• Subtract from 225 by successive odd natural numbers, until you obtain 0. The number of times you subtract gives you the square root of 225. 
• Check by the known multiplication fact that 225 = 15 × 15.