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What two consecutive whole numbers that 12 lie between
√(12)

What two consecutive whole numbers that 12 lie between √(12)-example-1
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Simplify the number to obtain the value in decimal.


\begin{gathered} \sqrt[]{12}=\sqrt[]{2\cdot2\cdot3} \\ =2\sqrt[]{3} \\ =2\cdot1.732 \\ =3.464 \end{gathered}

The value 3.464 lies between 3 and 4, which are also consecutive whole number.

So answer is 3 and 4.

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