Who invented the square root?

Answer 1

"The Babylonians are credited with having first invented this [below] square root method, possibly as early as 1900 BC.

The Babylonians had an accurate and simple method for finding the square roots of numbers. This method is also known as Heron’s method, after the Greek mathematician who lived in the first century AD. Indian mathematicians also used a similar method as early as 800 BC."

Answer 2

It wasn't invented, but it was certainly discovered long ago. When you arrange sixteen blocks in a square on the floor, you'll have four blocks by four blocks, or 4 x 4 = 16. Go the other way to get the square root; the square root of 16 is 4. People have known about this for ages.

Finding square roots isn't always easy, though. The square root of 25 is 5; that one is easy. But what's the square root of 547829? That's not easy without a calculator. But people have discovered methods for calculating square roots. Somebody here already mentioned Aryabhata. He discovered a method for calculating it, but he didn't discover square roots.

Answer 3

No one invented it... numbers have had this relationships with one another since the begining of time and the physical universe. 1+1 has always equalled 2.

Answer 4

Aryabhata

Answer 5

You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.

Answer 6

i am square and i root but don't blame it on me

Answer 7

The Egyptians I think.

Answer 8

simon rooti

Answer 9

my mother