document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=178639>Question 178639</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What do you do if an squared root of an number comes out as an dismal and the question says to put it in the simplest form? Do I have to  round the whole number or do I have to do the dismal? If I do have to dismal, How many numbers do I put down?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you don't get that question, Here's the question I have to do and how far I have gotten:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the missing length. Write your answer in the simplest form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 squared + 2 squared <BR>\n" );
document.write( "25+ 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "29=c squared<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the root 29 is 5.3851. . .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How do I put that dismal into the simplest form? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "29=c squared<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the root 29 is 5.3851. . .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the simplest form for \"c\" is sqrt(29)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But sqrt(29) is an irrational number, so its decimal equivalent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is an endless list of digits that have no repeating pattern.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, using decimals, you can only approximate sqrt(29)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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