What is the value of the square root of 72 to the nearest tenth?

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asked Dec 13, 2022 131k views

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PBandJ · Answer 1 · 2022-12-17T11:13:14+0000

The square root of 72 is 8.48528137424 ...

The hundredths digit (8) rounds up.

So the square root of 72 rounded to the nearest tenth is 8.5.

Now you can multiply this to see if the product is near 72.

8.5 times 8.5 is 72.25.