Square and Cube Roots

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What is a perfect square?

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A perfect square is a number that can be expressed as the product of an integer with itself. For example, 36 is a perfect square because it is 6 x 6.

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What is the square root of 36?

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6

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True or false? The square of 9 is 18.

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False. The square of 9 is 81.

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What is the cube of 4?

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64 (4 x 4 x 4 = 64).

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What is the cube root of 64?

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4 (because 4 x 4 x 4 = 64).

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What is the square root of 121?

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11.

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What is the cube root of 125?

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5 (because 5 x 5 x 5 = 125).

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How do you determine if a number is a perfect square?

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A number is a perfect square if its square root is an integer.

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What is the definition of a square number?

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A square number is the result of multiplying an integer by itself.

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What is the difference between square roots and cube roots?

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Square roots find a number that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number; cube roots find a number that, when multiplied by itself three times, gives the original number.