A square field has an area of 479ft^2. What is the approximate length of a side of the field? Give your answer to the nearest foot. Explain.

Please explain haw you got your answer so I can do problems like this on my own in the future.
Thanks.

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A square field has an area of 479ft^2.  What is the approximate length of a side of the field?  Give your answer to the nearest foot.  Explain.

Please explain haw you got your answer so I can do problems like this on my own in the future.
Thanks.

mokeira · Answer

to get area of square,you square the sides. so to get length of one side, find square root of area

shiree19 · Answer

ok.  so the answer would be about 21.9

anonymous · Answer

area of sq = side^2
so try getting the sq root of area

mokeira · Answer

correct @Shiree19

shiree19 · Answer

ok  thanks so much.  :)

mokeira · Answer

you welcom :)