Square and Cube 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 a cube root?

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A cube root of a number is a value that, when multiplied by itself three times, gives the original number. For example, the cube root of 27 is 3, because 3 x 3 x 3 = 27.

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How do you approximate square roots?

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4, because 4 x 4 = 16.

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5, because 5 x 5 = 25.

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0, because 0 x 0 = 0.

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1, because 1 x 1 = 1.

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What is the relationship between square roots and perfect squares?

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A perfect square is a number that can be expressed as the square of an integer. The square root of a perfect square is always an integer.

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Approximately 5.5.

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Between 4 and 5.