1. First you make the square based on the line segment. Second, you calculate the area of the square. Then, you take that number and find the square root.
2. a. The square root is a number which makes a specified product when it is multiplied by itself.
b. Yes, because for every number, there is a positive square root and a negative square root. For example, the square roots for 9 are 3 and -3.
Elena, do you always need to make a square in order to find the square root?
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