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A square hall in a school in Jaipur has an area of 95 square metres.
A student claims the side is between 9 m and 10 m. Is the claim correct, and which value is it nearer to?

Class 8Estimating Square RootsSquares and Roots
  • AYes, nearer to 9 m
  • BYes, nearer to 10 m
  • CNo, side is below 9 m
  • DNo, side is above 10 m

Step-by-Step Solution

and . 95 lies between them, so side = is between 9 and 10. Since 95 is closer to 100, it is nearer to 10 m.
Answer: B) Yes, nearer to 10 m

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