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Why the name "square root"?

Why do we say that $\sqrt{a}$ is a square root of $a$? Is this because $\sqrt{a}$ is a root of the function $f(x)=x^2-a$? Cubic root similarly? Thanks in ...

linear algebra proofs

I'm always having difficulties with what actually suffices as a proof, and what is obvious enough to not have to prove it. Here some I have those pro...

Binomial formula for matrices

I have two matrices A and B , whose multiplication doesn't commute. So, if i apply the binomial formula , i get $(A+B)^{n} \neq (B+A)^{n}$. This is a...