Estimating and Understanding Square Roots

Estimating and Understanding Square Roots

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Thomas White

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The video tutorial covers the concepts of rational and irrational numbers, explaining how rational numbers can be expressed as a ratio of two integers, while irrational numbers cannot. It discusses the properties of irrational numbers, such as non-repeating and non-terminating decimals, and provides methods for estimating the value of irrational numbers using perfect squares and compound inequalities. The tutorial also demonstrates the guess and check method to improve estimation accuracy and concludes with a preview of the next lesson on classifying real numbers.

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17 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a rational number?

π

√2

3/4

√7

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can whole numbers be expressed as rational numbers?

By subtracting 1

By dividing by 1

By multiplying by 2

By adding 1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these numbers is irrational?

1/2

√3

4

0.75

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why can't irrational numbers be expressed as a fraction?

They are negative

They are not repeating or terminating decimals

They are not whole numbers

They are too large

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the square root of a perfect square?

A decimal

An irrational number

A rational number

A negative number

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a perfect square?

20

15

8

16

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the square root of 25?

4

5

3

6

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