square roots to the nearest tenth of 42

To find the square root of 42 to the nearest tenth, you can use a calculator or a mathematical approach. Here's how you can do it using a calculator:

1. Open a calculator app or use the one on your device.
2. Enter the number 42.
3. Press the square root (√) button on the calculator.
4. Read the result displayed on the calculator screen. It should be approximately 6.4807406984.
5. Round the result to the nearest tenth by looking at the digit in the hundredth place, which is '8' in this case.
- If it is less than 5, keep the tenths digit as it is.
- If it is 5 or greater, round up by adding 1 to the tenths digit.

Since '8' is greater than 5, we round up the tenths digit. Therefore, the square root of 42 to the nearest tenth is approximately 6.5.

Enter this in the Google search box:

square root 42

Then round the answer to the nearest tenth.

If you have a scientific calculator, you can make the caculation then round the number. The square root of 42 is between 6 (which is the square root of 36) and 7 (which is the square root of 49). The actual calculation is 6.4807406. Rounded to the nearest tenth is 6.5