Simplify Square Root of 2

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 2. The square root of 2 can be written as follows:


	√	2

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 2 means to get simplest radical form of √2.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 2 like so:

1, 2

Step 2: Find Perfect Squares
Identify the perfect squares* from the list of factors above:

1

Since 1 is the only perfect square above, the square root of 2 cannot be simplified.

However, you may be interested in the decimal and exponent form instead.

Square root of 2 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

1.41421

Square root of 2 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

2^½

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* List of Perfect Squares