Question

What is thr difference between dividing 16 by 2 and finding the square roots of 16?

Answer 1

Divide 16 by two also known as 16/2
this is equal to 8

The square root of 16 also known as $\sqrt{16}$
this is equal to 4

when you divide you divide by the number given when you take the square root it is the "factor of a number that when squared gives the number" (Webster dictionary)
pretty much means if you multiply a number by itself than getting the square root would be getting one of the numbers you multiplied it by like 4x4=16 square root of 16 is 4

6x6=36 square root of 36 is 6

Answer 2

When you divide a number by two, you find the number that if you add it to itself, become the original number. 

When you square root a number, you find the smaller number that becomes the bigger number if you multiply it by itself.

For sixteen, if you divide it by two, you get 8, while if you square root it, it becomes 4.