This document provides a summary of square roots including:
- The definition of a square root as a number whose square is equal to the radicand.
- A brief history of square roots in ancient Babylonian, Egyptian, Indian, and Chinese mathematics, including early approximations and methods for extracting square roots.
- Key figures like Aryabhata, Mahavira, Regiomontanus, and others who contributed to the development and symbolism of square roots.
- Several formulas involving radicals like Heron's formula, the geometric mean, cubic formula, and the quadratic formula.