Question

3. What is the largest number of identical squares whose areas are whole numbers (1,2,3,...) that would fit in a square
whose area is 972 cm2? Show all your work

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

$s = {a}^{2}$

$972 = {a}^{2}$

$a = \sqrt{972}$

$a = 31.18$

That's what I understood.