SOLUTION: Determine between which two integers 5 and the square root of 7 lies

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Question 981014: Determine between which two integers 5 and the square root of 7 lies
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Square both numbers.
5%5E2=25
and sqrt%287%29%5E2=7
So,
M%5E2%3C7%3C25%3CN%5E2
where M and N are the integers we're interested in.
So a square integer less than 7 would be 2%5E2=4
and a square integer greater than 25 would be 6%5E2=36
So the two numbers lie between 2 and 6.