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ashton estimates the square root of 72 in the following way:
√72=
2√36=
2×6=12
explain why his reasoning is incorrect.
estimate the square root of 72 to the nearest tenth without using your calculator. show your work.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ashton estimates the square root of 72 in the following way:

√72=

2√36=

2×6=12

a) Explain why his reasoning is incorrect

This is incorrect because is the correct answer but he has missed the square root term on 2.

or can be written as:

b) Estimate the square root of 72 to the nearest tenth without using your calculator. Show your work.

Find the factors of 72 we get  

Now, we will combine 2 terms if the are same so,

y -5 = (-1/4)(x + 8)

step-by-step explanation: