Question
square root to nearset integer
125 11
200 14
-47 -6
125 11
200 14
-47 -6
Answers
Katie
The problem is on the right and the answer is on the left
Katie
Sorry problem on left answer on right
Reiny
The first two are correct to the nearest integer.
The third is a trick question, you cannot take the square root of a negative number
The third is a trick question, you cannot take the square root of a negative number
Katie
oh thanks
Reiny
let's look again at the third
if you had √-47 there would be no answer
but if you had
- √47 then it would be -6 to the nearest integer.
if you had √-47 there would be no answer
but if you had
- √47 then it would be -6 to the nearest integer.
Steve
Actually, I think -7 is closer to -√47 than is -6.
-√47 = -6.85
-√47 = -6.85