Finding Square Roots of Perfect Squares

This lesson covers the concept of square roots, focusing on perfect squares. It explains how to find square roots by visualizing squares and using the radical sign. The lesson addresses common misconceptions, such as confusing square roots with division, and introduces irrational numbers for non-perfect squares. Examples are provided to demonstrate finding square roots of perfect squares, emphasizing the importance of guessing and checking integers.

Explain why the square root of 2 is considered an irrational number.

What steps would you take to find the square root of 196?