The solution to the square root of 224 can be expressed as 14.96, or simplified to the form of 4 times the square root of 14. The numerical value of a square root function can be found by using the radical sign on a calculator.
To express a square root in simplified form without a calculator, the square of a whole number is factored out. For the square root of 224, the square root of 16 is factored out, leading to the square root of 16 times the square root of 14. Since the square root of 16 is equal to 4, the final simplified radical form is expressed as 4 x sqrt(14), where sqrt indicates a radical sign.
