Question

The length of one side of the square is the square root of its area. Use the table to find the approximate length of one side of the square. Explain how you used the table to find this information

Answer 1

Answer: The sides can be found by taking the square root of the area.

(Area = l * w)

1/2

=s

where  

as

= side.

40

1/2

=6.3

So the length of a side is 6.3 cm.