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"Perfect" square?
Is a perfect square only "perfect" if the root is a whole number? Or does the term just dictate that decimals must eventually terminate?
For instance:
[tex]\displaystyle{\sqrt{59.29} = 7.7}[/tex]
Is a perfect square only "perfect" if the root is a whole number? Or does the term just dictate that decimals must eventually terminate?
For instance:
[tex]\displaystyle{\sqrt{59.29} = 7.7}[/tex]