Question

Approximate the value of each of the irrational numbers below to the nearest thousandth.

Answer 1

ANSWER

$\sqrt{13} = 3.606$

to the nearest thousandth.

EXPLANATION

The given irrational number is

$\sqrt{13}$

We use the calculator to evaluate this to obtain,

$\sqrt{13} = 3.605551...$

To round to the nearest thousandth means we are rounding to 3 decimal places.

The third decimal place is 5.

The next number is 5 so we round up.

$\sqrt{13} = 3.606$