So Is It √2?
Squaring better and better decimal approximations of √2 gets closer and closer to 2, but never exactly. Is it √2 yet? Still no.
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[Table: Number / Number² / So is it √2?] 1.4 · 1.96 · No | 1.41 · 1.9881 · Nope | 1.414 · 1.999396 · Nuh-uh | 1.4142 · 1.99996164 · Not quite | 1.41421 · 1.999989924 · Still no | 1.414213 · 1.999998409 · Not exactly | 1.4142135 · 1.999999824 · Yes! (Kidding. Still no.)
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