Why is it called a SQUARE root?

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I explain why it is called a square root, and also how a square root works. Get the maps! https://www.dosmaps.com Here's my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dcwalliman Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceMaps #mathematics #DoS Clarifications: To keep this video simple I decided to not talk about complex numbers. But perhaps I should have mentioned complex numbers when talking about the square root of negative numbers. When I said "you can never have a square root of a negative number", I guess I could have said "you can never have a square root of a negative number, unless you use complex numbers." I sporadically post on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dcwalliman

Published 2016-10-28 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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