Question

Is 125 a perfect square?

Answer 1

1st answer choice

no because there is no whole number that when multiplied by itself gives 125

Explanation:

125 is a perfect cube

5 times 5 times 5 = 125

Answer 2

Option A

Explanation:

125 is NOT a perfect square, because there is no whole number that multiplies by itself to give 125.

To check the perfectness of a square, take the square root:

`√(125) =` 11.1803399

The above number is NOT a whole number

∴125 is NOT a perfect square