From Squares to Roots

Students learn that the square root of `a` can be thought of as the side length of a square whose area is `a`square units.

By Desmos Classroom

Learning Goals • Understand that the square root of`a` ( or `\sqrt{a}`) means the side length of a square whose area is `a` square units. • Use square root notation to represent the side length of a square given its area.