# Square Root of 9

## What is Square Root of 9?

Square root of any real number is that number which when multiplied by itself gives the value of the number whose square root is to be determined. Square root of a number can be represented in the exponential form of the number to the power ½. Square roots are denoted by the symbol ‘√’. All real numbers have two values of square roots: one positive root and the other negative root. However, the magnitude of both roots remains the same. The square root of the decimal number ‘9’ is represented as  ‘√9’ or 91/.2

 Value of root 9 = ±3

### How to Find Square Root of 9?

Square root of 9 can be determined by several methods that include the following:

1. Average method

2. Prime Factorization method

3. Repeated subtraction method

4. Number line method

### How to Find Square Root of 9 by Average Method?

Average method of finding the square roots of a number is determining the square roots finding the average of two square numbers between which the number lies.

The decimal number ‘9’ lies between the square numbers 4 and 16 whose square roots are 2 and 4. The average of 2 and 4 is

Average = $\frac{{2 + 4 }}{2}$ = $\frac{{6 }}{2}$ = 3

Therefore the square root of 9 found using the average method is equal to 3.

### How to Find Square Root of 9 by The Prime Factorization Method?

Prime factorization method of finding the square root of a number is the method in which the number whose square root is to be determined is expressed as the product of prime numbers. The identical prime numbers are grouped in pairs and the product of one element from each pair gives the square root of the number.

Value of root 9 is calculated by the prime factorization method by representing it as a product of its prime factors. The prime factors of 9 are 3, 3, and 1. So 9 can be expressed as:

9 = 3 x 3 x 1 x 1

Therefore value of root 9 = 3 x 1 = 3

### How to Find Square Root of 9 by the Repeated Subtraction Method?

Repeated subtraction method is a method in which the number whose square root is to be determined is subtracted repeatedly by consecutive odd numbers till the difference obtained is zero. The number of subtractions performed to get the difference as zero is the square root of the number.

Square root of 9 is found by repeated subtraction method as follows:

9 - 1 = 8

8 - 3 = 5

5 - 5 = 0

The total number of subtractions performed to get the result as zero is 3. So the square root of 9 is 3.

### How to Find Square Root of 9 by The Number Line Method?

• Draw a number line with ‘0’ as a reference point and integers labeled at unit lengths on the either side of the reference point. The numbers to the right of zero are positive integers and the numbers to the left of zero are negative integers.

• Consider the reference point as the point ‘O’. From the first point on the right of reference point, draw a perpendicular of unit length to the number line. The length of line joining the tip of the perpendicular to the reference point gives the value of root 2 by using Pythagoras theorem.

• If a perpendicular is drawn from the tip of the first perpendicular and the free end of the newly drawn perpendicular to the reference point is joined to the reference point, the length is equal to the value of root 3.

• If the construction of perpendicular and joining its end to the reference point is continued for a number of times, at a certain instant, the line joining the free end of the perpendicular and the reference point gives the measure of value of root 3. If this length is measured with the compass and the arcs are cut from the reference point on either side of the number line, the two values of root 9 are obtained. i.e. + 3 and - 3.

### Fun Facts:

• Square roots of all perfect square numbers are positive or negative integers.

• Square roots of all positive real numbers are real.

• Square roots of a negative real number is imaginary.

• Square roots of prime numbers are irrational numbers.

• Prime factorization and repeated subtraction methods can be used only to find the square roots of perfect square numbers.