Grade 8
Arizona Math Standard: 8.EE.A.2
Use square root and cube root symbols to represent solutions to equations of the form x² = p and x³= p, where p is a positive rational number. Know that √2 is irrational.
Math Curiosity: Four Squares
Every positive integer can be written as the sum of (at most) four perfect squares!
Math Curiosity: Primes and Squares
Can any perfect square be written as the sum of two primes?
Math Curiosity: Legendre’s Conjecture
It seems like there’s always a prime number between two perfect squares… but is this always the case!?