A carpet layer just finished laying 228 sq ft of carpet in a square room. Now she must put a metal strip along one side of the carpet. Estimate the length of metal strip that she will need. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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anonymous · Answer

The area of a square figure is the square of the length of either side. Therefore the length of a side is the positive square root of the area.

Length of one side = $$\sqrt{228} \approx 15.09$$
She needs 15 feet of metal strip.

anonymous · Answer

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