Question

Between which two consecutive whole numbers does square root of, 85, end square root
85
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lie? Fill out the sentence below to justify your answer and use your mouse to drag square root of, 85, end square root
85
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to an approximately correct location on the number line.

Answer 1

The square root of 85 lies between 9 and 10 because 9^2 = 81 and 10^2 = 100, so √85 ≈ 9.22.

Drag square root of 85 to a point between 9 and 10 on the number line.