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Evaluate √16 + π: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step exponents and roots video lesson with captions. Final answer: 7.141592654.

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Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.3 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

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1. The problem
Worked example
$\sqrt{16}+\pi$
2. Step by step
1. $\sqrt{16}+\pi$
  Read the expression
2. $\sqrt{16}+\pi = \pi+4$
  Simplify exactly
3. $\sqrt{16}+\pi = 7.141592654$
  Evaluate using the order of operations (parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division, addition and subtraction)
3. The answer
$7.141592654$
√16 + π = 7.141592654
4. Check
- Decimal value: 7.14159265359

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: the square root of 16 plus pi. Evaluate a numerical expression.

Step by step. Read the expression. Simplify exactly. Evaluate using the order of operations (parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division, addition and subtraction).

The answer. So the answer is 7.141592654. Operations are applied in the standard order: parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division from left to right, then addition and subtraction from left to right.

Check. Decimal value: 7.14159265359.

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