Simplify Square Root of 27

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 27. The square root of 27 can be written as follows:


	√	27

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 27 means to get the simplest radical form of √27.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 27 like so:

1, 3, 9, 27

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

1, 9

Step 3: Divide
Divide 27 by the largest perfect square you found in the previous step:

27 / 9 = 3

Step 4: Calculate
Calculate the square root of the largest perfect square:

√9 = 3

Step 5: Get Answer
Put Steps 3 and 4 together to get the square root of 27 in its simplest form:


3	√	3

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Decimal Form
Square Root of 27 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

5.19615

Exponent Form
Square Root of 27 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

27^½ = 3 x 3^½

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* List of Perfect Squares