A square has a certain area. Can you estimate its side length?
Hint: Remember, √area = side length. If the area is between two perfect squares, the side length is between their square roots. Try √36 = 6 and √49 = 7.
Area of the square
50
?
side ≈ 7.07
Your estimate for the side length7.0
How confident are you?
Results
Your Estimate
7.0
Actual Value
7.07
Error
0.07
Error %
1.0%
Great estimation! Your guess was very close.
Where √50 sits on the number line
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