Question

Write each of the numbers 1, 4, 9, 16, and 25 as a base raised to the second power. Explainwhy these numbers sometimes are called "perfect squares."I ONLY NEED HELP TO EXPLAIN WHY!!!

Answer 1

We have the following:

A number is a perfect square if it can be arranged in a square shape and are the numbers that have exact square roots. For example, 9 is a perfect square number since it can be written as 3 × 3, and it can be ordered as follows:

Other example, 25 is a perfect square number since it can be written as 5 × 5, and can be ordered as follows:

They are expressed as follows

`\begin{gathered} 1=1^2 \\ 4=2^2 \\ 9=3^2 \\ 16=4^2 \\ 25=5^2 \end{gathered}`