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Which is the best approximation for the value of √102?
A.10
B.11
C.50
D.51

Which is the best approximation for the value of √102? A.10 B.11 C.50 D.51-example-1

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10, because when you use a scientific calculator you get 10.09950494
which would be round to 10 because after the decimal the number is 0 below 5 so 10 stays as 10
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We know that √100 = 10,
so √102 is approximately 10
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