Question

Find two consecutive whole numbers that
Square root97 lies between..

Answer 1

OK

9 x 9 is 81

and

10 x 10 is 100

so it must be between 9 and 10

which one is closer?

btw, you can figure this out by dividing

first, divide 97 by 9.0

you get 10.7

next, guess about half way between 9 and 10.7

9.8

so 97 divided by 9.8 is

about 9.9

so the square root of 97 is about 9.85

this is called successive approximation :-)