A Focus on Square Roots

Middle and high schoolers investigate all the different places in math that square root is present. For this geometry lesson, pupils discuss square roots as it relates to a right triangle and construction. They go over altitude, rise,...

Many learners find completing the square the preferred approach to solving quadratic equations. Class members combine their skills of using square roots to solve quadratics and completing the square. The resource incorporates a...

Introducing square roots into the quadratic equation mix, Sal addresses the ways viewers might solve the problems, both correctly and incorrectly. The video is an integral step in not only Sal's algebra series but also in developing math...

Get two answers from a single equation. Pupils use the interactive to take the square root of nine and see the graphical representation of the two solutions. Individuals realize that solutions to quadratic equations that are solved by...

If your class has a grasp of square roots, but is having difficulty with the product property of square roots, this video might be for you! In the video, an instructor completes a short proof of the property, defines the property, and...

If your class has a grasp of square roots, but is having difficulty with the product property of square roots, this video might be for you! In the video, an instructor completes a short proof of the property, defines the property, and...

The square root of five and five do not have the same value! How many times have you addressed this with math classes? A instructional activity gives an explanation of a square root and gives examples for simplifying...

Before defining the quotient property of square roots, the teacher in this video works through an example that shows how the property is possible. She then goes through a couple more examples of the property in action. Show this resource...

Before defining the quotient property of square roots, the teacher in this video works through an example that shows how the property is possible. She then goes through a couple more examples of the property in action. Show this resource...

There are many methods that can be used to solve a quadratic equation. The teacher demonstrates how to use the square root method to solve this equation. But wait, how can there be two solutions? And how can one of them be a negative...