FINDING SQUARE ROOTS

RULE 1: If you know the square of any number (N2 = Y), the sum of the next number is Y + 2N+1
(Example:
52 = 25; therefore, 62 = 25 + (2*5) + 1 = 36)
402 = 1600
412 = 1600 + (2 * 40) +1 = 1681
422 = 1681 + (2*41) +1 = 1764
If I am looking for the square root of 2304 and I know that 40 2 = 1600, than I can apply this rule to get close to the answer as
follows:
40 * 40 = 1600
(40 * 2 = 80)
2304 1600 = 704
(704 / 80 = 8.8 or 8 times (you drop all digits to the right of the decimal)
40 + 8 = 48
482 = 2304
Find the square root of 47010.478763

(answer is 216.819)

Step 1:

a) Divide the number into pairs of digits on each side of decimal

b) Each par of digits represents one digit in the final answer

04 70 10 . 47 87 63
x x x. x x x

Step 2:

a) Start with the first two digits

b) x * x = 4
c) 2 * 2 = 4
(You would use whatever number from 1 9 that would be closest without going over.)
e) Therefore, the first digit is 2

04

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Now proceed to the next set of two digits

2x * 2x = 470
21 * 21 = 441
470 441 = 29
21+0 = 21

0470

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Now proceed to the next set of two digits

21x * 21x = 4701
211 * 211 = 44521
47010 44521 = 2489
211 + 5 = 216

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Now proceed to the next set of two digits

216x * 216x = 4701047
2161 * 2161 = 4669921
4701047 4669921 = 31126
2161 + 7 = 2168

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Now proceed to the next set of two digits

2168x * 2168x = 470104787
21681 * 21681 = 470065761
470104787 470065761 = 39026
21681 + 0 = 21681

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Now proceed to the final set of two digits

21681x * 21681x = 47010478763
216811 * 216811 = 47007009721
47010478763 47007009721 = 3469042
216811 + 8 = 216819

Step 3:

Step 4:

Step 5:

Step 6:

Step 7:

Answer = 2xx.xxx

(21 * 2 = 42)
(29 / 42 = 0.9 or 0 times)
Answer = 21x.xxx
047010
(211 * 2 = 422)
2489 / 422 = 5.9 or 5 times
Answer = 216.xxx
04701047
(2161 * 2 = 4322)
31126 / 4322 = 7.2 or 7 times
Answer = 216.8xx
0470104787
(21681 * 2 = 43362)
39026 / 43362 = 0.9 or 0 times
Answer = 216.81x
047010478763
(216811 * 2 = 433622)
3469042 / 433622 = 8.00 or 8 times

THE FINAL ANSWER IS 216.819

You can add pairs of 00s onto the end of your original and continue to obtain a more accurate answer.

Answer = 216.819