The “Russian” Long-Division Method for Square Roots
A clear, hands-on way to do √ by pencil—no calculator needed
TL;DR: You can extract square roots by hand with a tidy, repeatable routine. I walk through the method (with step-by-step examples) in my new Medium article:
Why this is worth your time
It’s algorithmic: no guessing games or memorizing dozens of tricks.
It builds intuition for how squaring and place value interact.
It’s perfect for students, math-curious re…
