Question

Find and plot √2. 1. Approximate between two whole numbers.      12 = 1, 22 = 4 2. Approximate further by squaring the number halfway between 1 and 2.      1.52 = 2.25 3. Plot the square root on the number line. The square root lies between and 1.5 on the number line.

Answer 1

The square root lies between 1.4 and 1.5 on the number line.

Answer 2

Number 1 answer is 1.4 since it is the closest to v2 and is between 1.5