Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Root (Of a Number)
Learn how to find the root of a number. Topics covered include two roots, roots of negative numbers, and imaginary numbers. This site offers descriptions along with multiple examples.
Help Algebra
Help algebra.com: Factoring Polynomials
Several types of factoring are covered in this article, including common factors, grouping, special factors, and completing the square. The examples include detailed explanations of the factoring process.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Common Number Patterns
Developed by a mathematics teacher from the UK, this page identifies and illustrates several common number patterns.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: 4th & 5th Roots
Radicals are also known as roots. The most common are square root and cube root, but there are more.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Roots of Decimals and Fractions
In this exercise, students practice finding the roots of decimals and fractions. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints, watch a video, and try questions repeatedly.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Greek Mathematics
Discusses the major cultural influences on the development of mathematics in ancient Greece, and how the Greeks went on to surpass those cultures. The work of the Pythagoreans and of Euclid are described, along with some famous...
Wyzant
Wyzant: Exponents
The lesson from WyzAnt begins with a review of the definition of exponents then proceeds to several examples which show the definition in action. Special cases such as those involving negative bases as well as the zero exponent and the...