Question

the area of square is 49m2.what is the length of one side

Answer 1

Consider that the area (A) of a square with side 's' is given by the formula,

$A=s^2$

Given that the area is 49 sq. meters,

$A=49$

Substitute the values and solve for the side 's' as follows,

$\begin{gathered} s^2=49 \\ s=\sqrt[]{49} \\ s=\pm7 \end{gathered}$

But 's' is the side of the square, which cannot be negative.

So we have to neglect the negative value, and consider the positive value,

$s=7$

Thus, the side of the given square is 7 meters .