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algebra senior

Problem

To the nearest thousandth, is and is . Which of the following is the best approximation of ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Notice that . So we are trying to find . Denote as . Then . Therefore , and plugging this in gives . Since is around , we substitute and get .
Final answer
C