Questions and Answers
What is the result of (2 + 3)^2, using the distributive property of squares?
2^2 + 2(2)(3) + 3^2
What is the value of √(16 × 25)?
4 × 5
What is the result of (√16)^2?
16
What is the notation for the square of a number x?
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What is the commutative property of squares?
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What type of number is 20, in terms of square roots?
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Study Notes
Square
- A square is a quadratic operation that raises a number to the power of 2.
- Notation: x^2 or (x)²
- Example: 4^2 = 16, because 4 multiplied by 4 equals 16
- Properties:
- Commutative property: a^2 = (-a)^2 (e.g., 2^2 = (-2)^2 = 4)
- Distributive property: (a + b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2 (e.g., (2 + 3)^2 = 2^2 + 2(2)(3) + 3^2 = 25)
Square Roots
- A square root of a number is a value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number.
- Notation: √x or x^(1/2)
- Example: √16 = 4, because 4 multiplied by 4 equals 16
- Properties:
- √(ab) = √a × √b (e.g., √(16 × 25) = √16 × √25 = 4 × 5 = 20)
- √(a/b) = √a / √b (e.g., √(16/25) = √16 / √25 = 4/5)
- (√a)^2 = a (e.g., (√16)^2 = 16)
Calculating Square Roots
- Perfect squares: numbers that can be expressed as a square of an integer (e.g., 16 = 4^2, 25 = 5^2)
- Imperfect squares: numbers that cannot be expressed as a square of an integer (e.g., 20, 30)
- Approximating square roots: for imperfect squares, we can use calculators or approximation methods (e.g., √20 ≈ 4.47)
Square
- Squares are quadratic operations that raise a number to the power of 2, denoted by x^2 or (x)².
- Example: 4^2 = 16, since 4 multiplied by 4 equals 16.
- Two key properties of squares:
- Commutative property: a^2 equals (-a)^2 (e.g., 2^2 = (-2)^2 = 4).
- Distributive property: (a + b)^2 equals a^2 + 2ab + b^2 (e.g., (2 + 3)^2 = 2^2 + 2(2)(3) + 3^2 = 25).
Square Roots
- A square root of a number is a value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number, denoted by √x or x^(1/2).
- Example: √16 = 4, since 4 multiplied by 4 equals 16.
- Three key properties of square roots:
- √(ab) equals √a multiplied by √b (e.g., √(16 × 25) = √16 × √25 = 4 × 5 = 20).
- √(a/b) equals √a divided by √b (e.g., √(16/25) = √16 / √25 = 4/5).
- (√a)^2 equals a (e.g., (√16)^2 = 16).
Calculating Square Roots
- Perfect squares are numbers that can be expressed as a square of an integer (e.g., 16 = 4^2, 25 = 5^2).
- Imperfect squares are numbers that cannot be expressed as a square of an integer (e.g., 20, 30).
- For imperfect squares, we can approximate square roots using calculators or approximation methods (e.g., √20 ≈ 4.47).
- Approximation methods can be used to find square roots of imperfect squares.
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