Question

Perform the computation:

Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

  √42 ≈ 6.48074

Step-by-step explanation:

Put the values in place of the corresponding variables and do the arithmetic.

  $\sqrt{(a)(b)}=\sqrt{(14)(3)}=\boxed{\sqrt{42}\approx6.48074}$

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42 = 2·3·7 is not a perfect square, nor does it have any perfect square factors. Its square root is irrational.