Simplify Square Root of 98

Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify the square root of 98. The square root of 98 can be written as follows:


	√	98

The √ symbol is called the radical sign. To simplify the square root of 98 means to get the simplest radical form of √98.

Step 1: List Factors
List the factors of 98 like so:

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98

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

1, 49

Step 3: Divide
Divide 98 by the largest perfect square you found in the previous step:

98 / 49 = 2

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

√49 = 7

Step 5: Get Answer
Put Steps 3 and 4 together to get the square root of 98 in its simplest form:


7	√	2

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Decimal Form
Square Root of 98 in Decimal form rounded to nearest 5 decimals:

9.89949

Exponent Form
Square Root of 98 written with Exponent instead of Radical:

98^½ = 7 x 2^½

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* List of Perfect Squares