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\surd

The square root symbol, used to denote the principal square root of a number or expression.

Examples

Square root of a perfect square number

\surd 16 = 4

Square root of a variable x

\surd x

Square root of a sum of squares, often used in the Pythagorean theorem

\surd (a^2 + b^2)