Question

Insert <, >, or = to make the sentence true.
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Answer 1

what do you get if you evaluated \(\Large \sqrt{17}\) with a calculator?

Answer 2

we know square root of 16 is 4, right?

Answer 3

so square root of 17 must be larger than 4

Answer 4

so the answer is...

Answer 5

or you could square both sides/parts

\[\Large \sqrt{17} \ ? \ 4\]

\[\Large (\sqrt{17})^2 \ ? \ 4^2\]

\[\Large 17 \ ? \ 16\]

Answer 6

\[\sqrt{17}=4.1231\]

Answer 7

so it would be > right?

Answer 8

Correct

Answer 9

and since \[\Large 17 > 16\] this means \[\Large \sqrt{17} > 4\]

Answer 10

thank you both!