Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.4 - Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem - Vocabulary, Readiness & Video Check - Page 444: 10

Answer

$\sqrt 15$ is closer to 4 than 3

Work Step by Step

We know this because $\sqrt 16 = 4$ and $\sqrt 9 = 3$, and 15 is much closer to 16 than 9, so $\sqrt 15$ is closer to $\sqrt 16$
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