75.6k views
3 votes
Clara says that if you square the number 4 and then divide the result by​ 2, you end up with 4. Is Clara​ correct? Explain. Please help.

User Gasanov
by
5.6k points

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer: Clara is incorrect

Step-by-step explanation:

The square root of 4 is 2

2 ÷ 2 = 1

You end up with 1 not 4, therefore, Clara is wrong.

Edit: Look at the other answer, I sadly made a mistake thinking the question said square root but it said square I apologize .

User Seadowg
by
6.0k points
4 votes

Answer:

She is incorrect

Explanation:

If you square 4 you get 16 and divide 16 and 2 you get 8 so shes wrong.

User Tomasu
by
5.3k points