Question

The area of a square is 144 square feet.

What is the length of one side of the square?

A.
12 feet

B.
288 feet

C.
72 feet

D.
36 feet

Answer 1

area of a square is length x width, right? and all sides of a square are equal

Answer 2

so length=width

Answer 3

yes @jrain35

Answer 4

width squared is area

Answer 5

so take square root of the area to find the length of one side

Answer 6

so would it be D ?????? @jrain35

Answer 7

no, 12 squared is 144

Answer 8

so length is 12

Answer 9

BUT 36*4 =144

Answer 10

area only involves two sides

Answer 11

OKAY @jrain35

Answer 12

if the perimeter was 144 the sides would be 36, but area is multiplication