Exploring Square Roots
Name________________________ Period ___
1. To find 36 , move 36 squares into this area arranging them to form a square.
How many squares are
there on each side? _____
Therefore,
36 = ______
2. Using these squares, find 16 .
16 = ___________
3. Find an approximation for
30
Hint: Make the largest square that you can and then divide the remaining squares into 2 parts by clicking on the
square and selecting Ungroup from the Draw menu. Move the ½ squares evenly spaced to create a larger
square. You will have to rotate some of them (click on the ½ square and from Draw menu select Rotate –
Right).
30  _______