Square root of 260
2026-02-28 23:39 Diff
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usually involves the division of the dividend by the divisor, getting a quotient and a remainder for non-perfect squares. To make it simple it is operated on divide, multiply, subtract, bring down and do-again.

To calculate the square root of 260:


Step 1: On the number 260.000000, draw a horizontal bar above the pair of digits from right to left.


Step 2 :Find the greatest number whose square is less than or equal to 2. Here, it is 1, Because 12=1 < 2.


Step 3 : Now divide 2 by 1 such that we get 1 as a quotient and then multiply the divisor with the quotient, we get 1.


Step 4: Subtract 1 from 2. Bring down 6 and 0 and place it beside the difference 1.


Step 5: Add 1 to the same divisor, 1. We get 2.


Step 6: Now choose a number such that when placed at the end of 2, a 2-digit number will be formed. Multiply that particular number by the resultant number to get a number less than 160. Here, that number is 6. 


26×6=156<160. In quotient’s place, we also place that 6.


Step 7: Subtract 160-156=4.


 Add a decimal point after the new quotient 16, again, bring down two zeroes and make 4 as 400. Simultaneously add the unit’s place digit of 26, i.e., 6 with 26. We get here, 32. Apply Step 5 again and again until you reach 0. 
We will show two places of precision here, and so, we are left with the remainder, 16624 (refer to the picture), after some iterations and keeping the division till here, at this point 

              Step 8 : The quotient obtained is the square root. In this case, it is 16.124….