Square Root Symbols
- This is a list of most common square root symbols.
|
Symbol |
Definition |
Example |
\( \sqrt a\) |
square root
\(\sqrt a \;\times\; \sqrt a = a\)
|
\(\sqrt 9= 3\) |
\(^3\sqrt a\) |
cube root
\(^3\sqrt a \;\times\; ^3\sqrt a \;\times\; ^3\sqrt a = a\)
|
\(^3\sqrt 9 = 2.08008382305\) |
\(^4\sqrt a\) |
4th root
\(^4\sqrt a \;\times\; ^4\sqrt a \;\times\; ^4\sqrt a \;\times\; ^4\sqrt a = a\)
|
\(^4\sqrt 9 = 1.73205080757\) |
\( ^n\sqrt a\) |
n-th root |
\(n=5\;\), \(\;^n\sqrt 9 = 1.55184557391\) |