Square Root of 86/16 (√86/16)

Square Root of 86/16

The square root of 86/16 can either mean the square root of (86/16) or the square root of 86 divided by 16. These are different problems with potentially different answers.

Calculate √86/16
The square root of (86/16) is the same as the square root of 86 divided by the square root of 16. You can divide the fraction inside the radical before or after you calculate the square root. The result will be the same.

Here we first calculate the square root of the numerator and the square root of the denominator separately, and then we divide the two:

		√86
		√16

≈

		9.2736
		4

≈ 2.3184

Alternatively, we first divide 86 by 16 and then do the square root of the quotient:

√86/16 = √5.375 ≈ 2.3184

Calculate √86/16
To calculate the square root of 86 divided by 16, you first take the square root of 86 and then divide that result by 16:

		√86
		16

≈

		9.2736
		16

≈ 0.5796

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