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Square factor — Eduqas GCSE Mathematics Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Mathematics · key term

Square factor

Definition

A factor that is a perfect square. For example, $9$ is a square factor of $18$ .

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Eduqas GCSE Mathematics · C300

Specification HN8 · Paper 1, Paper 2

Some surds can be written more simply by extracting a square factor.
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