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Divide and average method |
a method for approximating the square root of a number in which a number is divided to 2 more places than the number in the divisor |
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Divisor |
the number by which the dividend is divided |
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Imaginary numbers |
numbers that involve the imaginary unit 1 defined as the square root |
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Integer |
a whole number or its opposite |
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Irrational numbers |
numbers that cannot be expressed in the form where a and b are integers and b |
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Negative square |
an imaginary number that shows the square root of a negative square number |
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Pi |
the circumference of any circle divided by its diameter |
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Prime factorization |
a way of expressing a whole number as a product of its prime factors |
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Principal Square root |
the nonnegative square root of a number |
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Product property of square roots |
for any numbers a and b, where a is greater than or equal to 0 and b is greater than or equal to 0 |
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Radical |
an expression in the form of the square root of a. |
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Ratio |
a comparison of two qualities. |
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Rational numbers |
a number that can be written with an integer in the numerator and positive integer in the dominator |
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Real numbers |
the set of numbers that include rational and irrational numbers |
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repeating decimals |
a decimal who’s decimal digits eventually repeat in the same pattern |
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square number |
a number that is the product of identical |
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square root |
the postive number that when multplied by itself equales a product |
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termination decimal |
a decimal that eventually results in a remainder of zero |
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