If I wanted to estimate 59−−√ , the first step would be to find the two ___squares that 59 lies ____on the number line. The closest perfect square less than 59 is ____ . The closest perfect square greater than 59 is __. I could then think about the number 59 and how close it is to the smaller perfect square and the larger perfect square. I could then take the ____root of the perfect squares to see how I would estimate 59−−√ . The 59−−√ is closest to ___.
Answers: perfect, between, 49, 64, square, 7, 6, non perfect, 8, 9, cube.