radical sign?

Question

can u please tell me how to make a radical sign. i can never make it.

Answer 1

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Go to character map and select a couple of characters that will simulate a radical sign then highlight and copy to "clipboard" and paste where you want it.
The above 2 characters were in Arial font map

Answer 2

I use the windows character map. Scroll down to the radical symbol and copy.
Some people know the ASCII representation.
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