To access the applet click on the image. The activity will open in a new window.
To access the applet click on the image. The activity will open in a new window.
Move the slider to the right and fill in the missing information in the chart.
Copy the following table into your notes.
Area |
Side Length |
Square root of the Area |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
36 |
|
|
49 |
|
|
64 |
|
|
81 |
|
|
100 |
|
|
Area |
Side Length |
Square root |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
4 |
4 |
25 |
5 |
5 |
36 |
6 |
6 |
49 |
7 |
7 |
64 |
8 |
8 |
81 |
9 |
9 |
100 |
10 |
10 |
Use the information from the table to answer the following questions:
Given the area of a square, what does the square root tell you?
Interactive popup. Assistance may be required. The square root is the length of the side of that square.
How do you calculate the area of a square if you know the side length?
Interactive popup. Assistance may be required. Multiply the side length by itself - “square” it.
What does a square root represent?
Interactive popup. Assistance may be required. The square root finds a number that, when multiplied by itself, gives me the number I started with.
What number, when multiplied by itself, gives me the number I started with?
Interactive popup. Assistance may be required. 1
From the table, what is the square root of 64?
Interactive popup. Assistance may be required. The square root of 64 is 8.
Use that information to fill in the blanks in the following equation: ____ x ____ = 64.
Interactive popup. Assistance may be required. 8 x 8 = 64