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Worksheet directions

Grade 8 • Independent Practice • Work on your own. Show your calculations or reasoning where needed.

Sample questions

  1. What is √49? Explain what the square root means. Answer: ___
  2. What is √121? Explain what the square root means. Answer: ___
  3. What is √81? Explain what the square root means. Use Set B values. Answer: ___
  4. What is √196? Explain what the square root means. Answer: ___
  5. What is √81? Explain what the square root means. Answer: ___
  6. What is √144? Explain what the square root means. Answer: ___

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 8.NS.A.1–2. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

  • 8.NS.A.1 — Know that numbers not rational are irrational
  • 8.NS.A.2 — Approximate irrational numbers

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