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It's her final answer what is wrong with her reasoning

It's her final answer what is wrong with her reasoning-example-1
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The major thing wrong with Hermione's reasoning is that she did the calculations wrongly. Although, she wanted √34, and she started with

5.6 × 5.6 = 31.36 (She got 31.6, this is her first mistake, but this isn't the most crucial mistake)

Then,

5.7 × 5.7 = 32.49 not 34.29 (This is her most crucial mistake as she must have written th answer wrongly)

A better and more approximate guess will be

5.8 × 5.8 = 33.64

Since

5.9 × 5.9 = 34.81 and is farther from 34 than 33.61.

So, the error in her reasoning is a calculation error.

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