Answer:
Square root of 1.42 = 1.1916.
Solution:
Given that the number is 1.42
We need to find square root of 1.42.
1.42 has two decimal points. Hence 1.42 can be written in fraction by multiplying and dividing by 100
[tex]1.42=\frac{1.42}{100} \times 100=\frac{142}{100}[/tex]
Now calculating the square root of [tex]\frac{142}{100}[/tex]
[tex]\sqrt{1.42}=\sqrt{\frac{142}{100}}=\frac{1}{10} \sqrt{142}[/tex]
On calculating square root of 142 using long division method, we get 11.916
So we get,
[tex]\sqrt{1.42}=\frac{1}{10} \times 11.916=1.1916[/tex]
Hence square root of 1.42 = 1.1916.
