Nested square roots

This explores a small part of a larger math curiosity: simplifying nested radicals, especially of the binomial kind. The "2" that appears in the "general case" formula can be substituted for any even number. But then you have to plan out what the whole number term is so that your simplifying doesn't result in another nested radical.

The following playlists contain videos I made, and also very pertinent videos from other sources for educational purposes.



Nerdy tech details: Filmed in high def using a Canon Rebel T3i, edited in Adobe Prem Elements, and saved in 1080p. Title animations in Prem Elements. Not a whole lot else to say here. No open source bragging rights this time, since my computer, for various complex reasons, is not configured for dual boot into Linux at this time.