Algebra Examples

$\sqrt{9}$

Step 1

Rewrite $9$ as $3^{2}$ .

$\sqrt{3^{2}}$

Step 2

Pull terms out from under the radical.

$| 3 |$

Step 3

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $0$ and $3$ is $3$ .

$3$