Reviewer in Elementary Algebra 7

A. Identify the parts of a square root.

100
B. Identify the constant, base, and exponent in the given scientific notation.

28.963 × 10 28

C. RATIONAL or IRRATIONAL
__________1. 21 __________4. 
__________2. ¾ __________5. 3.45
__________3. 144

D. Fill in the blanks to make each statement true.

1. The inverse of squaring a number is finding its ____________________.
2. The symbol  is called a ____________________.
3. The number inside the radical sign is called ____________________.
4. A number that can be written as the product of two equal integers is called a
____________________ number.

E. Give or estimate the principal root of the following.

_______________1. 400
_______________2. 123
_______________3. 169
_______________4. 225
_______________5. 92
_______________6. 0.0225
_______________7. 77
_______________8. 0.0121
_______________9. 300
_______________10. 625

F. Express the following in scientific notation.

_______________1. 930000000000 _______________4. 318000
_______________2. 0.00084 _______________5. 0.0691
_______________3. 0.000000008025
G. Express the following in standard form.
_______________1. 4.23 × 101 _______________4. 5.6 × 10−5
_______________2. 7.68 × 10−7 _______________5. 9.6 × 106
_______________3. 143.002 x 10-4

H. Answer the following problems. (show your solutions)

1. The planet Earth is approximately 1.5 x 10 8 kilometers away from the sun. Write the
number in standard form.

2. Plot the following on the number line: -3.45 ; 0.25 ; 1.50 ; -2.15 ; 2.33

4. Find the square root of 19 using Heron’s method. Find also the square root of 90
using the same method.

5. Mickey has a square room in his house. The floor of a square room is covered with
square-foot tiles. If there are 196 tiles covering the floor, how long is each side of
Mickey’s square room?

6. A wire, attached to a pole, has length 53 meters. Find the estimated length of a
wire.