What two whole numbers will - √(72) }lie on a number line.

Question

What two whole numbers will
`- √(72) }`lie on a number line.

Answer 1

Notice that the closest perfect squares to the square root of 72 are 64 and 81. Let's express it.

`64<\sqrt[]{72}<81`

So, if we take the square root of each number, we have.

`8<\sqrt[]{72}<9`

This means the square root of 72 is between 8 and 9. The image below shows a number line with the number.s