The square of a proper fraction is _____ itself.
The square of a proper fraction is _____ itself.
Explanation
A proper fraction has a numerator less than its denominator.When you square a proper fraction, the result is an even smaller value, because:
(num/den)² = (num²)/(den²)
Since num < den (by definition of a proper fraction), num² will be even smaller compared to den².
So, the squared result will always be less than the original proper fraction.