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Square numbers

Investigate!

You will need 10 square sticky notes of the same size.

O Try to build squares using different numbers
of square sticky notes given in the first
column of the table. If you can build a
square using that number of square sticky
notes, place a tick in the 'Yes' column,
otherwise place a tick in the 'No' column.

Number tiles Yes No
9
5

6
4

2
10

1

Use your table from Question 1. Draw the different sized squares on a
square grid paper.
O Use what you have learned in Questions 1 and 2 to help you complete
the table.
Number of squares along one Total number of small squares
side of a square used to make up the square

1 1
2 4
3 9
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20

Factors, Multiples and Primes