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Irrational Square Roots

Objectives:
Students will explain the difference between rational and irrational roots and demonstrate why the square root of 2 is irrational.

NCTM Standards:
Students use symbolic expressions, including iterative and recursive forms, to represent relationships arising from various contexts.

California Content Standards:
(25.1) Students use properties of numbers to construct simple, valid arguments (direct and indirect) for, or formulate counterexamples to, claimed assertions.

Slides:

* Irrational Square Roots
* Is the Square Root of 2 a Rational Number?
* Even and Odd
* Simplifying Irrational Square Roots
* Answers

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