Math Tutorial 7.2 - Roots

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There are 4 lessons in this math tutorial covering Roots. The tutorial starts with an introduction to Roots and is then followed with a list of the separate lessons, the tutorial is designed to be read in order but you can skip to a specific lesson or return to recover a specific math lesson as required to build your math knowledge of Roots. you can access all the lessons from this tutorial below.

In this Math tutorial, you will learn:

What are roots?
What is the geometrical meaning of square and cube roots?
What is the closest operation to roots?
Why roots are called fractional powers?
What is the absolute value of a number?
What are the properties of roots? Where do they derive from?
How to calculate the square root of a number manually?

Introduction

Can you find a number that, when multiplies by itself, gives 9? How did you find it/them? How many such numbers exist?

What operation is the above situation is related to? What is the inverse operation of it?

In this tutorial, we will deal with roots - the inverse of powers. In this way, we complete the framework of operations used in arithmetic or algebraic expressions.

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Powers and Roots Learning Material
Tutorial ID	Math Tutorial Title	Revision Notes	Revision Questions
7.2	Roots
Lesson ID	Math Lesson Title	Lesson	Video Lesson
7.2.1	The Meaning of Roots. Square and Cube Root
7.2.2	Roots as Fractional Powers
7.2.3	Properties of Roots
7.2.4	How to Manually Calculate the Square Root of a Number?

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