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Please answer with an explanation on why whoever's method is wrong thank you

Please answer with an explanation on why whoever's method is wrong thank you-example-1

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Brandon’s method is incorrect because if we continue the pattern, 9 times 1/2 is 4.5. It’s obvious that the square root of 9 is 3. Similarly, the square root of 16 is 4, but 16 times 1/2 is 8. Any number you will try after that won’t work.
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