Marc claims that V17 is greater than 71. Jenny claims that it is impossible to compare the numbers without a caldulator. Is either friend correct? Explain.

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Shocking asked Oct 21, 2022

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Marc claims that V17 is greater than 71. Jenny claims that it is

impossible to compare the numbers without a caldulator. Is either
friend correct? Explain.

Marc claims that V17 is greater than 71. Jenny claims that it is impossible to compare-example-1

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Shocking asked Oct 21, 2022

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None of them are correct the square root of 17 will obviously be less than the square root of 71 to the 3rd power. As for Jenny it is definitely possible to calculate this without a calculator.

Chris Gratigny answered Oct 25, 2022