Looking For Square Roots Worksheet Page 4

Looking for Square Roots

Teacher Directions

Distribute one copy of the BLM Looking for Square Roots to each student. Ask students to answer

each question and check the answer by squaring the square roots. Allow students to use their

graph paper to find the square roots.

Answer Key

1.) 10

2.) 15

3.) 16

4.) 25

5.) 12

6.) 3 and 4

7.) 4 and 5

8.) 5 and 6

9.) 10 and 11

10.) 7 and 8

11.) 289 is a perfect square. A square can be drawn with area 289 square units with the length

of the sides 17 units. 17 is an integer value, therefore 289 is a perfect square.

12.) 645 is not a perfect square. A square with an area of 645 square units would have sides

that measure somewhere between 25 and 26.

Black Line Master 1

Standard 1 / Activity 4

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Indiana Mathematics Grade 7 Curriculum Framework, October 2002

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