Enter the number 1.6 in your calculator and repeatedly take the square root. What number does the display appear to be approaching?
A)1
B)0
C)1.6
D)2.56
E)The display is not approaching a number.

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After taking the square root once, the display will read approximately 1.2649. Taking the square root again, it will read approximately 1.1247. The display will continue to decrease as we take more square roots, getting closer and closer to 1. Therefore, the answer is A) 1.

Enter the Number 1