Squares and Square Roots

How to use this activity:
  1. The square of a number can be represented as the area of a square with a given side length.  Click here to see a reminder of this procedure from the lesson text.
  2. Use the slider below to change the length of the square to solve the following exercises. 
  3. To check your work, click on the  "Show Solution" button under each exercise.
Exercises Representing Squares and Square Roots

1. Show that 42 = 16

  

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2.  Show that (3.5)2 ≈12.25

3. Show that Ö8 is a little less than 3
4.  True or False:

 (⅔)2 > 1

 

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