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Square Roots and Cube Roots Practice Puzzle

8.NS.2 I can evaluate the square root of a perfect square and the cube root of a perfect cube. I can use square and cube root symbols to represent solutions to equations.

Answer each problem below, and then find the answer in the boxes below. Write the letter for that problem in the corresponding box to
discover a quote by Pythagoras.

A √100 ­ √16 B √144 ­ √81 D √ 125 E √9 + √25 F √216 √ 8

3 3 3

G √144 √27 H √49 ­ √25 I √ 1000 + √64 L √121 ­ √64 M √ 27

3 3 3 3

N √9 ­ √8 O √ 216 R √125 ­ √36 S √1 + √64 T √121 ­ √8

3 3 3 3 3

U √64 √ 8 V √27 ­ √100 W √16 ­ √64 Y √ 125 + √ 27

3 3 3 3 3

0 ­2 5 ­5 ­6 ­3 9 2 ­6 ­1 ­6 ­4 4 2 7 ­8 7 8 6 ­1 1 8 ­5

0 ­2 7 7 1 8 ­7 8 ­1 3 8 ­3 ­6 ­1 4 ­6 9 9 8 1

~Pythagora