Memorising key square roots and using mental math tricks saves time. Techniques like the nearby perfect square trick and weighted averaging enhance problem-solving skills.

The Babylonian algorithm to approximate square roots is analyzed from geometry and arithmetic perspectives to understand its efficiency. The Mathematics Teacher (MT), an official journal of the ...

Square root days happen only a few times in a century, and the man who brought the day fame is celebrating his sixth one.

Yes, you recognized it at once the square root of 2. In fact it’s an approximation, a very good one, to the true value, 1.41421356.