ISEE Middle Level Math : Squares / Square Roots

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Example Questions

Example Question #111 : Squares / Square Roots

Evaluate:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Fisrt we need to find the square root of each number and simplify them as follows:

Now we can insert the square roots into the equation:

Example Question #112 : Squares / Square Roots

If , evaluate .

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since , we can substitute it into the given equation:

 

 Now we should find the square root of each number and simplify:

 

Example Question #113 : Squares / Square Roots

Evaluate:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find the square root of the numbers:

Then, solve the equation:

 

Example Question #114 : Squares / Square Roots

Evaluate:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First find the square root of each number:

Now we can solve it accordingly:

Example Question #111 : Squares / Square Roots

Which of the following is true about ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We know:

Therefore:

Example Question #112 : Squares / Square Roots

If is a real number, simplify .

Possible Answers:

is undefined for the set of all real numbers.

Correct answer:

is undefined for the set of all real numbers.

Explanation:

is always a positive number for the set of real numbers, so is always a negative number for the set of real numbers. Since negative numbers do not have square roots in the real number system, is undefined in the set of real numbers and therefore is undefined as well.

Example Question #113 : Squares / Square Roots

Find :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find the square root of each expression:

Now solve the equation for :

 

Example Question #111 : Squares / Square Roots

Find :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Example Question #112 : Squares / Square Roots

Evaluate:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First find the square roots:

Plug back in and add:

Example Question #116 : Squares / Square Roots

Evaluate:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First find the square roots:

Plug these back into the equation and solve:

 

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