Square root spiral - 2nd part

In this applet you can see the square root spiral construction. Move the 'n' slider to construct line segments whose lenghts are square roots of the natural numbers.

Square root spiral - 1st part

How to draw a line segments whose lenghts are √2, √3 etc.? Find an answer in the applet below. Follow the instructions in the applet.

Can you repeat the construction from the applet on the paper? Can you draw a line segment whose lenght is √2 cm ? What about √5 dm ?

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