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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am looking for someone to please show how the square root of (7.96) equals (2.82).  I am a homeschooling mom and I have tried using the square root formula from our Pre-Algebra Textbook and still cannot find the answer to show as 2.82. Can someone please show us how to compute this so we may carry this into our lesson?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am looking for someone to please show how the square root of (7.96) equals (2.82). I am a homeschooling mom and I have tried using the square root formula from our Pre-Algebra Textbook and still cannot find the answer to show as 2.82. Can someone please show us how to compute this so we may carry this into our lesson? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt+%28+7.96+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt+%28+7.96+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2.8213471959331768850464327381755+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2.8213471959331768850464327381755+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, I just used a calculator to find the square root, I don't know the formula, but you have the formula ( you could say <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5E2+=+7.96+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5E2+=+7.96+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which would be the answer we got, you basically need to know your multiplication to find the square roots ) ( <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt+%28+324+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt+%28+324+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+18+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+18+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt+%28+729+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt+%28+729+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+27+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+27+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ) ( you could use the calculator, or you would have to know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+18%5E2+=+324+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+18%5E2+=+324+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+27%5E2+=+729+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+27%5E2+=+729+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the answer, they rounded it to the 100ths place, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2.82+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2.82+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, since the answer is in the 100ths, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+7.96+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+7.96+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt+%28+7.96+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt+%28+7.96+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2.8213471959331768850464327381755+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2.8213471959331768850464327381755+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now if it asked, find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt+%287.96000%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt+%287.96000%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > , the answer would have to be in the 100,000ths place, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2.82135+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2.82135+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (since the 7 rounds the \"4\" to \"5\")<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It all depends on the number you are square rooting, ( If you are square rooting a number that only has a 10th place, your answer will be in the 10th place, if you are square rooting a number that has a 1,000,000th place, you round your answer to the 1,000,000th place)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They rounded it to the 100th place, most likely because the number they give you is in the 100ths ( to be totally accurate you wouldn't round, but you probably don't want to write all the 31+ numbers down for your answer, on a piece of paper, or computer )<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+sqrt+%28+7.96+%29+=+2.82+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+sqrt+%28+7.96+%29+=+2.82+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, all they did was round to the 100ths place<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope I helped, Levi </SPAN>\n" );
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