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Number Sense: Drill Set 6, Problem 2. The square root of 35 is between which of the following numbers?

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And here's your shmoop du jour.
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The number "square root of 35" is between which of the following numbers?
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And here are the potential answers...
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Before we spoil the ending and kill all the drama... why not hit pause and try to solve this one yourself first?
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So what's this question asking?

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Well, really just whether we have a clue as to the relative size or scale of squares and roots.
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Easy to brute force this one.
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Look at the potential answers.
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Try squaring 3 -- it's 9.
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Square 4 -- its 16... so, nope.
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The square root of 16 is less than the square root of 35, because 16 is less than 35.
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Try B.
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We know we need a much bigger 2nd number... so square 5.
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It's still not bigger than 35...5 squared is just 25.
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So now try 6 in C -- it's 36 -- voila. Answer C.
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Because 36 is greater than 35, we know that the square root of 35 is less than the square root of 36.
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Of course, this problem could get much more complicated if we were using... extensions.
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