Surd form confused

Simplify square 32 in a surd form

square of 32 or square root of 32?

32=2^5=4sqrt(2) this is square root of 32

Square of 32 is: 4sqrt(2) X 4sqrt(2)

By "square 32", I'm assuming you mean "the square root of 32"?

$\sqrt{32}$

Find all the factors of 32.

$\sqrt{2\times2\times2\times2\times2}$

Group the pairs of factors together.

$\sqrt{(2\times2)\times(2\times2)\times2}$

Seperate the them into their own radicals.

$\sqrt{2\times2}\times\sqrt{2\times2}\times\sqrt{2}$

And simplify.

$4\times\sqrt{2}$

$32=4\sqrt{2}$