N2 Approximate Square Roots

Review
1. Identify a whole
number with a square
root that falls
between 4 and 5.
2. Which whole number
listed below has a
square root closer to
3.9?

a. 2 b. 8 c. 9 d. 15
3.Use a calculator to determine which
approximations are reasonable.

a) 11 3.4
b) 27 5.9
c) 46 6.8
d) 82 9.6
e) 99 10.1
4. Rebecca was shopping
online and she found a
square rug with an area
of 17m
2
. The dimensions
of her bedroom are 4m x
5m. She knows it will not
fit. Explain how she
knows.
5. Roberta was asked to
estimate the square root
of ten. She does not have
her calculator. Explain
how Roberta could
estimate using her
knowledge of perfect
squares.
6. If a whole number
has an approximate
square root of 5.66.
Is the whole number
closer to 25 or 36?
How do you know?
7.Are the following estimates
reasonable? Without using a
calculator, explain how you
know.

a) 17 is about 8.5
b) 34 is about 5.83
8. Jack wants to build a square
platform to be used as a dance
floor. He wants it to have an
area between 25m
2
and 36m
2
.
What could the dimensions of
the platform be? Show/explain
your thinking.
9. Using a calculator, estimate
the square root of 110.
10.Which of the numbers below is
closest to 9?

a. 18 b. 80 c. 90 d. 88
11.Between which pair of numbers is
17 ?

a. 4 and 5 b. 8 and 9
c. 16 and 17 d. 16 and 25
12.How would you explain to someone
that the following statement is
false?

5 + 5 is equal to 10
13.Write 3 numbers whose square
roots are between 9 and 10.
Explain how you chose your
numbers.
14.Which number is the best
approximation for 75?

a. 7.8 b. 8 c. 8.4 d. 8.7
15.Which of the following has a value
that is closest to 8?

a. 16 b. 60 c. 80 d. 88
16. 54 is located between which two
consecutive numbers?

a. 4 and 5 b. 5 and 6 c. 6 and 7
d. 7 and 8
17.Which of the following numbers is a
little greater than 7.

a. 14 b. 27 c. 48 d. 52
18.Which of the following numbers is
about halfway between 6 and 7?

a. 17 b. 37 c. 42 d. 50
19.The square root of a number is
closer to 7 than 8. What could that
number be?