Identify the number whose square root you want to find
Check whether it is a perfect square
If it is a perfect square, find the number that multiplied by itself gives the original number
Use a calculator for an exact decimal square root
Estimate between two nearby perfect squares if needed
Use prime factorization to simplify square roots of perfect squares
Use the long division method for manual square root extraction
Verify by squaring the result to see if it matches the original number