A square pool has an area of 292 square feet.

To the nearest tenth, what is the length of one side of the pool?

A.
8.5 feet

B.
17.1 feet

C.
73.0 feet

D.
146.0 feet

Question

A square pool has an area of 292 square feet. 


To the nearest tenth, what is the length of one side of the pool?
 
 A.
8.5 feet
 
 B.
17.1 feet
 
 C.
73.0 feet
 
 D.
146.0 feet

bibby · Answer

Work backwards. What is the area of a square?

linn99123 · Answer

292

bibby · Answer

A square. Any square. This square|dw:1392156067409:dw|

linn99123 · Answer

im confused

bibby · Answer

k I'll draw the problem out then.|dw:1392156105035:dw|

If you recall, the area of a square is x*x where x is one of the sides

bibby · Answer

So we have:
Area=x*x=x^2
area=292
x^2=292

Can you solve

linn99123 · Answer

so i divide it into 4?

linn99123 · Answer

its 73

bibby · Answer

$$x^{2}=292$$
The opposite operation of squaring something is taking the root of that. So you have to take the square root of 292

anonymous · Answer

was he answer