Approximating Square Roots

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What is a square root?

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A square root of a number is a value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number. For example, the square root of 9 is 3, because 3 x 3 = 9.

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What is the symbol for square root?

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How do you estimate the square root of a number?

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What are perfect squares?

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Perfect squares are numbers that are the square of an integer. Examples include 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, etc.

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What is the square root of 16?

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The square root of 16 is 4, because 4 x 4 = 16.

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What is the square root of 49?

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The square root of 49 is 7, because 7 x 7 = 49.

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What is the relationship between square roots and exponents?

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How can you check if your square root approximation is correct?

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You can check your approximation by squaring your estimated value and seeing if it is close to the original number.

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