How do you find the square root 27?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-15T08:43:05

$=3sqrt3$

$27$ is not a perfect square so it does it have an exact square root.

$sqrt27$ is an irrational number, but it can be written in surd form:

$sqrt27 = sqrt(3xx3xx3$

$=3sqrt3$

Answer 2 · 2018-03-15T08:52:07

$sqrt27=3sqrt3$

First we factorize $27$ and we will get $3^4$
$sqrt27=sqrt3^2 3$
$sqrt27=sqrt3^2sqrt3$
$sqrt27=cancel(sqrtcancel(3^2))sqrt3$
$sqrt27=3sqrt3$