Approximate square root of, 48, end square root

48

by following the steps below.
square root of, 48, end square root
48

must lie between the whole numbers
and
Answer

6 and 7.

To one decimal place, square root of, 48, end square root

48

must lie between
and
because 6, squared, equals, start box, 36, end box6
2
=
36

and 7, squared, equals, start box, 49, end box7
2
=
49

, and 48 lies between these values.

To one decimal place, the square root of 48 is approximately 6.9.