PERFECT SQUARES
A Perfect Square is a whole number whose square root is an integer. That is, it is a number made by multiplying a whole number by itself.
For example: 1 is a perfect square because 1 x 1 = 1. 4 is a perfect square because 2 x 2 = 4. 9 is a perfect square because 3 x 3 = 9. ... and so on. SQUARE ROOTS
A Square Root is a special value that, when multiplied by itself, will give you square. For a perfect square, the square root is always an integer.
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IMPERFECT SQUARE ROOTS
We can estimate the value of the square root of a number that is not a perfect square.
The square root of every non-perfect square will fall between two consecutive integers. The square root of a non-perfect square is always irrational. |