Glencoe Math: Course 3, Volume 1
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8. Roots
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Exercise 50 Page 78

Think of a number that when raised to the second power results in 36.

- 36

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To calculate the value of expression - 6 * sqrt(36), we will start by calculating the positive square root of 36. sqrt(36)We need to think of a number that when raised to the second power results in 36. This number is 6.

6^2
36 ✓

We can say that the positive square root of 36 is 6. With this information, we can calculate - 6 * sqrt(36).

- 6 * sqrt(36)
- 6 * 6
- 36