document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=198008>Question 198008</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the value of square root of 17 to the nearest tenth. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 4 \times 4 = 16\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \sqrt{17} > 4\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 5 \times 5 = 25\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \sqrt{17} < 5\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 16 is a lot closer to 17 than 17 is to 25, let's try 4.1:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 4.1 \times 4.1 = 16.81\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a bit small.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's try 4.2:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 4.2 \times 4.2 = 17.64\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 16.81 is closer to 17 than 17 is to 17.64, we can say:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 4.05 < \sqrt{17} < 4.14\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and therefore\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \sqrt{17} \approx 4.1\"> to the nearest tenth.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And the calculator says:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \sqrt{17} \approx 4.1231056256176605498214098559741\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "verifying the result.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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