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take -10 as the starting integer.add-14 to it, subtract 4 from the result.divide the result by 7 and multiply the answer by-6.what do you get finally. ​

Answer 1

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Take note of the signs of the two numbers. If both signs are positive or both are negative, the resulting figure will be positive. If only one of the signs is negative, you will end up with a negative number. As an example, 78 divided by -5 would give you a negative quotient.

Set up the calculation by writing the dividend, or the number being divided into, with a division bracket over it. The divisor will go on the left. In the example, you would draw out:

-5/78

You can safely ignore the negative sign, as long as you remember the final outcome will be negative.

Divide the first digit of the dividend by the divisor. If the first digit is smaller than the divisor, divide the divisor into the first two digits. Record the number of times the divisor evenly goes into the dividend digit(s) on the top, with the remainder written below. In the example, "1" would be written on top directly over the "7," and the remainder of "2" would be written under the "7."

Drop the next digit down next to the remainder. In the example, you would then have "28" with the two aligned under the "7."

Repeat the division into this new number. Record the whole number to the right of the preceding whole number at the top and write the remainder under the last digit you brought down. In the example, you would write "5" right after "1" and write "3" under the "8."

Repeat until you have a whole number written directly over the last digit of the dividend. In the example, you would pause at 15. Now you have a few choices. You can write the equation as "25 with a remainder of 3," or you could express it as a fraction by placing the remainder over the divisor, such that it looks like "25 3/5," or you can place a period after the "25" and continue until you have no remainder (or find a remainder that keeps repeating). In the example, the latter option would result in "25.6."

Add the negative sign, if required from your initial determination. In the example, the result requires a negative sign, so the result would be one of the following:

-25 with a remainder of 3 -25 3/5 -25.6

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How to Calculate Square Root by Hand

How to Calculate Square Root by Hand

Updated April 24, 2017

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Back in old times before calculators were allowed in math and science classes, students had to do calculations long hand, with slide rules, or with charts. Children today still learn how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide by hand, but 40 years ago children also had to learn to compute square roots by hand!

If you want to revive an old skill, or are just mathematically curious, here are the steps to computing square roots by hand.

First, understand what a square root is. Whereas the square of 19 is 19x19 = 361, the square root of 361 is 19. Taking the square root of a number is the inverse operation of squaring a number.

Take the number you wish to find the square root of, and group the digits in pairs starting from the right end. For example, if you want to calculate the square root of 8254129, write it as 8 25 41 29. Then, put a bar over it as when doing long division.



Next, starting with the left most group of digits (8, in this example) find the nearest perfect square with out going over, and write its square root above the first group of digits.

For example the nearest perfect square to 8 without going over is 4, and the sqrt of 4 is 2.



Next, square that first number on top and write it below the first group of digits. So, in this example we would write a 4 below the 8. Subtract, and bring down the next group of digits. So far, this is just like long dividing.



Now is the trickier part. Call the number above the bar P and the bottom number C. To find the next number above the bar, we need to do a little guess and check.

First, calculate C/(20P) and round down to the nearest digit, and call this number N. Then, check if (20P+N)(N) is less than C. If not, adjust N down until you find the first value of N such that (20P+N)(N) is less than C.

If on the first check you do find that (20P+N)(N) is less than C, adjust N upwards to make sure there is not a larger value so that (20P+N)(N) is less than C.

Once you find the correct value of N, write above the line over the second pair of digits in the original number, write the value of (20P+N)(N) under C, subtract, and bring down the next pair of digits.



Repeat Step 5



Keep repeating Step 5 until you run out of digits in the original number. (If you want to calculate a square root accurate up to a certain number of decimal points, add pairs of zeroes after the original number.)

In this example, we find by hand that the square root of 8254129 is 2873.

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