Question

Which square root is between 4 and 5?
a)710
b)V14
c)224
d)32

Answer 1

√24

Explanation:

• √10 = 3.162277....

which is pp not between 4 and 5.

• √14 = 3.74165738....

which is again not between 4 and 5

• √24 = 4.898979...

√24 = 4.898979... which is between 4 and 5.

• √32 = 5.65685424...

which is not between 4 and 5

Answer 2

`√(24)`

Explanation:

Square the given values, that is

4² = 16 and 5² = 25

The only value in the radical between these values is 24, thus

16 < 24 < 25, that is

`√(16)` <
`√(24)` <
`√(25)`

4 <
`√(24)` < 5