Respuesta :

9514 1404 393

Answer:

  3 6/7

Step-by-step explanation:

The nearest perfect squares are ...

  3² = 9

  4² = 16

Then an approximation of the root can be arrived at by linear interpolation.

  √15 ≈ 3 +(15 -9)/(16 -9) = 3 6/7 . . . . . where 16 and 9 are the nearest squares