Square Roots of Whole Numbers

This lesson covers the concept of square roots, also known as radicals, focusing on whole numbers. It explains the radical symbol and the radicand, and provides examples of perfect squares, where the square root is a whole number. The lesson also discusses non-perfect squares, which result in irrational numbers, and concludes with a summary of the key points.

Can you explain what a radicand is?

What is the definition of a square root?

What happens when the radicand is a perfect square?

What are irrational numbers in the context of square roots?

Summarize the two possible outcomes when taking the square root of a whole number.