Question

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Identify the natural number that is closest to √142.
A.) 11
B.) 12
C.) 142
D.) 13

Answer 1

12 , since 12^2 is 144, and the square root of 144 is 12

Answer 2

the square root of 142 is 11.916375... so the natural number closest to that is 12