Chapter-6

Square and Square

Roots
(Estimating Square
Root)
 Estimating Square Roots

What is a square root?

The square root of a number is the value of power 1/2 of that number. In
other words, it is the number whose product by itself gives the original
number.

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 Example
Meena and Shobha played a game. One told a number and other gave
its square root. Meena started first. She said 25 and Shobha answered
quickly as 5. Then Shobha said 81 and Meena answered 9. It went on,
till at one point Meena gave the number 250. And Shobha could not
answer. Then Meena asked Shobha if she could atleast tell a number
whose square is closer to 250.

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 Try yourself

1. What are square and square roots?

2. Estimate the value of the following to the nearest whole number 80.

3. Estimate the value of the following to the nearest whole number 1226.

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 Multiple Choice Question

Estimate the value of the following to the nearest whole number

𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎

a. 31

b. 32

c. 33

d. 30

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 Multiple Choice Question

Estimate the value of the following to the nearest whole number

𝟑𝟓𝟎

a. 17

b. 18

c. 19

d. 20

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 Multiple Choice Question

Estimate the value of the following to the nearest whole number

𝟑𝟗𝟗

a. 17

b. 18

c. 19

d. 20

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 Multiple Choice Question

Estimate the value of the following to the nearest whole number

𝟑𝟎𝟎

a. 17

b. 18

c. 19

d. 20

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 Multiple Choice Question

Estimate the value of the following to the nearest whole number

𝟑𝟐𝟓

a. 17

b. 18

c. 19

d. 20

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 Try it yourself
1. Deveshi has a square piece of cloth of area 125 𝑐𝑚 2. She wants to
know whether she can make a handkerchief of side 15 𝑐𝑚. If that is not
possible she wants to know what is the maximum length of the side of
a handkerchief that can be made from this piece. Find an estimate for
the amount of cloth she needs to make a handkerchief.

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 Try it yourself
2. A gardener has 1000 plants. He wants to plant these in such a way
that the number of rows and the number of columns remain same. Find
the minimum number of plants he needs more for this.

3. There are 500 children in a school. For a P.T. drill they have to stand
in such a manner that the number of rows is equal to number of
columns. How many children would be left out in this arrangement?

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 Try it yourself

4. There are 500 children in a school. For a P.T. drill they have to stand
in such a manner that the number of rows is equal to number of
columns. How many children would be left out in this arrangement.

5. Find the closest approximation to 73

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 Try it yourself

6. What is the closest whole number to 800

7. Pick a number on your own and find the approximate whole number
closest to it.

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Thank You!

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