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Find two consecutive whole numbers that the square root of 85 lies between.

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Answer:

9, 10

Explanation:

It helps if you're familiar with the squares of small integers.

9^2 = 81

(√85)^2 = 85

10^2 = 100

The square root of 85 lies between 9 and 10.

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Of course, you can find this answer using your calculator:

√85 ≈ 9.2195, a number between 9 and 10

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