Question

Between two consecutive whole numbers there lies

Answer 1

Answer

8 and 9

Explanation:

To find two consecutive whole numbers that

√71 lies between, we must first find two square roots that a) are consecutive perfect squares (are the squares of whole numbers) and b)

√71 lies between.

Let's write out some perfect squares:

• 12=1
• 22=4
• 32=9
• 42=16
• 52=25
• 62=36
• 72=49
• 82=64
• 92=81

From the above, we see that

√64 and √81 meet our above conditions: they are consecutive perfect squares and √71 lies between them.