ACTIVITY SHEET

Lesson 6 Competency No. 8

Name Score
Grade & Section Date

Topic
Square Root
Competency
o Describes principal roots and tells whether they are rational or irrational.

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Hello! Let us learn the concepts of principal roots and how to determine whether it is rational or irrational.

A real number has its Principal Root that can be extracted when using the symbol √ that is known as radical sign. The
combination of the radical sign together with the number is called a radical. The number under the radical sign is known as the
radicand.
Radical Radicand Principal Root
√ 36 36 6
√2 2 1. 414235

The square root of a positive integer is either rational or irrational. If the radicand is a perfect square, the square root is rational.
Otherwise, it is irrational. Irrational numbers like √ 2, √ 3, √ 5, √ 7, etc., when written as decimals are nonterminating and
nonrepeating decimals.
Example 1: Determine whether each square root is rational or irrational.
a. √ 169 b. √ 41,
Solution:
a. Since 169 is a perfect square, √ 169 is rational.
b. Since 41 is not a perfect square, √ 41 is irrational.

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Activity 1: Determine whether the Principal Root of a number is Rational or Irrational.

1. √ 16 6. √ 53
2. √ 225 7. √ 144
3. √ 105 8. √ 125
4. √ 571 9. √ 363
9 1
5.
√ 25
Activity 2: Fill in the blank.
10.
√ 81

1. A real number has a _____________________ that can be described as Rational or Irrational.

2. The square of a Rational Number is considered _______________________.
3. When a number is Perfect Square, then its Principal Root is _____________________.
4. When the Principal Root of a number is non-terminating or non-repeating decimal, then that Principal Root is described as
_____________________.
5. When extracting the Principal Root of a real number, it can be described as either _________________ or
___________________.

Reference
E-Math Worktext in Mathematics 7
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I have learned about ______________________ in this activity.

I need to know more about _____________________________.

Answer Key:
Activity 1
1. Rational 6. Irrational
2. Rational 7. Rational
3. Irrational 8. Irrational
4. Irrational 9. Irrational
5. Rational 10. Rational
Activity 2
1. Principal root
2. Perfect square
3. Rational
4. Irrational
5. Rational, Irrational

Reference
E-Math Worktext in Mathematics 7