Square root of 2
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title:
Square root of 2
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The square root of 2 is the positive real number that, when multiplied by itself or squared, equals the number 2. It may be written in mathematics as 2 or 2 1 / 2. It is an algebraic number, and therefore not a transcendental number. Technically, it should be called the principal square root of 2, to distinguish it from the negative number with the same property. Geometrically, the square root of 2 is the length of a diagonal across a square with sides of one unit of length; this follows from th
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Unique positive real number which when multiplied by itself gives 2
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root_of_2
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2003-10-15T22:47:40Z
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2024-09-10T23:13:33Z
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