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OpenStudy (anonymous):

plz help

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zepdrix (zepdrix):

Hmm first one looks correct :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

zepdrix (zepdrix):

If you remember your perfect squares, it'll help a lot on these problems. \[\Large\bf\sf \sqrt{64}=8\]\[\Large\bf\sf \sqrt{81}=9\]\[\Large\bf\sf \sqrt{100=10}\]Can you use this information to figure out the second problem?

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Ahh typo on that last one :( my bad.\[\Large\bf\sf \sqrt{100}=10\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no prob thx for the help :)

zepdrix (zepdrix):

\[\Large\bf\sf \sqrt{121}=11\]This should help us figure out the third one :)

zepdrix (zepdrix):

For the fourth one,\[\Large\bf\sf \sqrt{19}\quad=\quad \sqrt{16+3}\quad=\quad \sqrt{16\left(1+\frac{3}{16}\right)}\] \[\Large\bf\sf \sqrt{16\left(1.1875\right)}\quad=\quad 4\sqrt{1.1875}\]So it's clearly 4 and some remainder. You don't have to be this thorough, it's just another way to look at it. It might be easier just to say, 4=sqrt(16) 5=sqrt(25) So it has to be 4.something.

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Are you allowed to use a calculator on these? :o

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you show me the equation to solve the last question

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Well you can input it directly into your calculator. That would be the easiest method. Do you mean equation like I did for problem 4?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

zepdrix (zepdrix):

We can write 75 so it's a perfect square plus some remainder,\[\Large\bf\sf \sqrt{75}\quad=\quad \sqrt{64+11}\]Then we'll factor out 64 from each term, \[\Large\bf\sf \sqrt{64\left(1+\frac{11}{64}\right)}\]We'll rewrite 1+11/64 as a decimal,\[\Large\bf\sf \sqrt{64(1.171875)}\]We can take the square root of 64,\[\Large\bf\sf =8\sqrt{1.171875}\]But then at this step you have to use a calculator.. which is what we could have done at the start anyway :( Hmm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im sorry that you had to type all that but it seems more easy that way

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Which way seems easier? Hopefully you mean the calculator way :) \[\Large\bf\sf \sqrt{75}\quad\approx\quad 8.660254\]Then just round from there, right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks for the help i got a 100 on the test :3

zepdrix (zepdrix):

yay \c:/

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