The area of a square is196 square feet. What is the length of one side of this square?

A.
14 ft

B.
98 ft

C.
49 ft

D.
13 ft

Question

The area of a square is196 square feet. What is the length of one side of this square?	
 
 A.
14 ft
 
 B.
98 ft
 
 C.
49 ft
 
 D.
13 ft

mathmale · Answer

1.  Find or recall the formula for "area of a square."  Let the variables be A and x.
2.  Set this formula = to 196 sq. ft.
3.  Find the sqrt of both sides.  Take the principal square root.

boldjon · Answer

Square root of 196 = 14. 
hence the each side of the square = 14 cms. 
Therefore the perimeter = 14*4

x__hazel__x · Answer

Ohh ok! Thank you!

boldjon · Answer

^_~ np