Square Roots and Their Properties

Emma is trying to find the principal square root of 121 for her math homework. How can the principal root be best classified?

• Integer

• Natural

• Irrational

• Rational

Mia is solving a math problem and needs to find the principal (positive) square root of 25. What is the value of √25?

• -5

• 0

• 5

• 25

Liam is trying to find the positive nth root of a number for his math project. What is the correct term for this root?

• Principal root

• Radical

• Radicand

• Perfect square

Samuel is baking a cake and needs to determine the amount of flour to use. The recipe calls for the square root of 25/64 cups of flour. How much flour should he use?

• 5/8

• 25/64

• 5/64

• 25/8

What number multiplied by itself results in 16?

• -16

• 2

• 4

• 8

Maya is trying to find the principal root of 441. What number is she looking for?

• -21

• 21

• 42

• 441

Aiden has a total of √121 apples. He wants to find out how many apples he has by finding the principal (positive) square root. What is the correct number of apples?

• -11

• 0

• 11

• 121

Samuel is trying to find out which of the numbers he has can be classified as perfect square integers. The numbers he has are: 4, 7, 9, 12, 16 Which of these numbers are perfect square integers?

• 4, 7, and 9

• 4, 9, and 16

• 9, 12, and 16

• 7, 9, and 12

Ethan is working on his math project and needs to find the principal (positive) square root of √10. What is the value he should calculate?

• 3.16

• 3.25

• 5

• 10

Avery is trying to understand different types of numbers in her math class. She comes across the following statements about square roots. Which of the statements is TRUE?

• The square root of 2 is a rational number.

• The square root of 36 is a whole number.

• The square root of –9 is a real number.

• The square root of 20 is a whole number.