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Principal Roots and Its Nature (Rational or Irrational) : Notice

1) The document defines principal roots, rational numbers, irrational numbers, and perfect squares. 2) It provides examples of principal roots of numbers that are rational (whole numbers) and irrational (non-terminating decimals). 3) The principal root of a perfect square (numbers that can be expressed as an integer multiplied by itself) is rational, while the principal root of a non-perfect square is irrational.

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Principal Roots and Its Nature (Rational or Irrational) : Notice

1) The document defines principal roots, rational numbers, irrational numbers, and perfect squares. 2) It provides examples of principal roots of numbers that are rational (whole numbers) and irrational (non-terminating decimals). 3) The principal root of a perfect square (numbers that can be expressed as an integer multiplied by itself) is rational, while the principal root of a non-perfect square is irrational.

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KIAHE INTEGRATED SCHOOL

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN MATH 7


WEEK 6 (1st QUARTER)

Principal Roots and its Nature (Rational or Irrational)

DEFINITION
Principal Root is a number which produces a specific quantity when multiplied by itself. It is
the positive nth root of a number.
A Perfect Square is the square of a rational number.
Rational Number is a number that can be expressed in the form 𝑎 𝑏, where a and b are
integers, and b is not equal to 0.
Irrational Number is a number whose decimal representation is neither terminating nor
repeating. This number cannot be expressed as a quotient of integers

Let’s Analyze it!


Earlier you have tried to get the equivalent value of each of the following using a
scientific calculator. You have also known that the equivalent value is called Principal
Root.
1. √ 36 = 6 3. √ 2 = 1.414235…… 5. √ 25 = 5
2. √ 64 = 8 4. √ 50 = 7.071067…… 6. √ 75 = 8.660254

Notice: that some Principal Roots are whole numbers while some are decimal
numbers. That means:
 When a Principal Root is a whole number or fraction, then the Principal Root
is described as Rational.
 When a Principal Root is a non-terminating or non-repeating decimal
number, then the Principal Root is described as Irrational.

Let’s conceptualize it!


To determine whether a Principal Root is Rational or Irrational, we need to get first the
Principal Root of a number. We can use a scientific calculator to get the exact Principal
Root of a certain number and tell if it’s Rational or Irrational. We can also use the concept
of Perfect Squares to separate Rational from Irrational Principal Root.
Consider the given below:

GIVEN PRODUCT GIVEN PRODUCT


1.) 1 . 1 1 6.) 6 . 6 36
2.) 2 . 2 4 7.) 7 . 7 49
3.) 3 . 3 9 8.) 8 . 8 64
4.) 4 . 4 16 9.) 9 . 9 81
5.) 5 . 5 25 10.) 10 . 10 100
All the derived products are considered Perfect Squares. Perfect Squares are numbers
that have Rational numbers as Principal Roots.
Moreover, taking the Principal Root of a number is like doing the reverse operation of
squaring a number.
Thus,
1.) When 1 • 1 = 1, then, √ 1 = 1
Now, since we have extracted a Rational number which is 1,
therefore, we can say that the Principal Root of √ 1 is
Rational.
2.) When 2 • 2 = 4, then, √ 4 = 2
Now, since we have extracted a Rational number which is 2,
therefore, we can say that the Principal Root of√ 4 is
Rational.
3.) When 3 • 3 = 9, then, √ 9= 3
Now, since we have extracted a Rational number which is 3,
therefore, we can say that the Principal Root of √ 9is
Rational.

4 4 16 16 4
4.) also when • = then, =
5 5 25 25 5
4
Now, since we have extracted a Rational number which is
5
16
, therefore, we can say that the Principal Root of is
25
Rational.

Hence, the Principal Root of all Perfect Squares such as but not limited to,
√1, √4, √9, √16, √25, √36, √49, √64, √81, √100, …, √𝑛 are Rational.

On the other hand, when a number is not a Perfect Square, then its Principal Root is
Irrational .
Example:
1.) √ 2 Can you think of any number that when multiplied by itself will give an
answer of 2? None. We can say then that 2 is not a Perfect Square,
therefore, the Principal Root of √ 2 is Irrational.

2.) √ 15 Can you think of any number that when multiplied by itself will give an
answer of 15? None. We can say then that 15 is not a Perfect Square,
therefore, the Principal Root of √ 15 is Irrational.

3
3.)
√ 10
Can you think of any number that when multiplied by itself will give an answer
3 3
of ? None. We can say then that is not a Perfect Square, therefore,
10 10
3
the Principal Root of
10√ is Irrational.
Answer this!

Determine the Principal Root of a number and identify if it is Rational or Irrational.

1. √4 = 2 , Rational

2. √ 64 = _______________ , _____________________

3. √3 = _______________ , ______________________

4. √ 50 = ________________ , ______________________

5. √ 26 = _________________ , ______________________

6. √ 121 = _________________ , _______________________

7. √ 100 = __________________ , ________________________

4
8.
√ 25
= __________________ , ________________________

9. √ 25 = ___________________ , _______________________

10. √ 225 = __________________ , ________________________

11. √5 = ___________________ , _________________________

12. √ 11 = ___________________ , _________________________

13. √ 269 = ___________________ , _________________________

14. √ 169 = ___________________ , __________________________

15. √9 = _____________________ , __________________________

49
16.
√ 64
= ____________________ , __________________________

2
17.
√ 7
= _____________________, __________________________

1
18.
√ 64
= ____________________ , __________________________

19. √8 = _____________________, ___________________________

9
20.
√ 121
= ____________________ , __________________________

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