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Compare a square to an integer

This math skill teaches how to compare the value of a squared integer with another integer by first calculating the square and then replacing it in the comparison equation to determine the relation (greater than, less than, or equal to) between them.

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Teaching Transcript

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Let's compare eight squared to 67

To compare a square with an integer, we can first expand the square. Eight squared is 8 times 8

Which is 64, so we can replace the 8 squared in our original equality expression with 64

Now it's easy to see that 64 is less than 67, so 8 squared is less than 67.

Skill Practice

Compare a square to an integer

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