Unit

1:Integers ,Powers and

roots
1.2:Square roots and
cube roots
Objective
 Estimate square roots
 Starter Activity

• List out squares of 1 to 25

Square Numbers

2
1 3
4
1 2
3
4

1x1=1 2x2=4 3x3=9 4x4=

16
Square Numbers: a number multiplied by itself
Square roots
● A square root is the opposite of a square number

● It is a number which, when multiplied by itself, produces the given number

● Example:

√16=4
√49 = 7
Cube Numbers

1 2 3

1 1 2
2 3
3

1x1x1= 2x2x2= 3 x 3 x 3 = 27
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Cube Numbers: a number multiplied by itself
three times
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Q)Estimate the square root and write in the
form of a< √x < b.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100 121 144 169
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a) √20 = 4 < √20 < 5

e) √157= 12 < √157 < 13

 Q)Estimate the root to the nearest whole
number.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100 121 144 169 196
225
16 17 18 19 20
256 289 324 361 400 ↑ ↑

a) √35 is 6 to the nearest whole number.

e) √171 is ?
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