Square Roots and cube roots
Approximating Square Roots
Rational/Irrational Numbers
Pythagorean Theorem
Vocabulary
100

What buttons do you push on your calculator to get a cube root?

3, 2nd, ^ 

100

Estimate √10 to the nearest whole number

3.2

100

Why is 3.6 rational but 3.65487912... irrational


Because 3.6 is a terminating decimal that can be turned into a fraction.

3.65487912... goes on forever and cannot be turned into a fraction.

100

What is the formula for the Pythagorean Theorem? 

a2 + b2 = c2


100

What is the longest side of a right triangle called? 

Hypotenuse 

200

Is the square root of 625 a perfect square? How do you know?

Yes, the square root of 625 will result in a whole number. 25 x 25 = 625.

200

 √34 to the nearest tenth?

5.8

200

Is 31.4564778.... rational?

No, it cannot be turned into a fraction

200

When one leg=3 and the other leg=4 then the hypotenuse=?


5

200

In the Pythagorean Theorem, letters "a" and "b" are used to represent which part of a right triangle?

legs

300

x^3=27

find x

x=3

300

√5 is between what two numbers? 

2 and 3 

300

Is -365 rational or irrational? Why?

Rational because it is an integer (whole number that's negative) and can be turned into a fraction

300

When one leg=5 and the other leg=6 then the hypotenuse=? (Round answer to the nearest tenth)

7.8

300

How do you say this in mathematical terms, " x"

pick one of two ways



" x squared"

"x to the power of 2"

400

x^2=81

What is x?

9

400

√45 is between what two numbers?

6 and 7 

400

Sally noticed that when she typed in 2/3 in her calculator as a decimal, she obtained 0.6666667 a terminating decimal. However, Sally remembered her AMAZING math teachers Mrs. Cornish, Mrs. Simon, and Ms. Blalock say that 2/3 is a repeating decimal? 

Because the calculator automatically rounds the last digit of a 6 up to a 7. 

400

Find the distance between the points. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. 

(1,3), (4,1) 

3.6

400

The only type of triangle for which the Pythagorean Theorem is true.

Right triangle (one that contains a 90 degree angle)

500

what is the √9/16 as a decimal?

0.75

500

√134 is between what two numbers?

11 and 12

500

The definition of irrational numbers

Irrational: non-repeating decimals that do not terminate and cannot be turned into a fraction.

500

Find the distance between the points. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. 

(-3,1), (4,-3)

8.1

500

What is the opposite of x3 or in other words, how do you undo something being cubed?


cube root of x or cube root

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