SOLUTION: I am given a square and it asks me to find the area using the area formula. The length is {{{8sqrt(3)}}} and the width is {{{2sqrt(5).}}} How do I find the area?

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Question 119596: I am given a square and it asks me to find the area using the area formula.
The length is 8sqrt%283%29 and the width is 2sqrt%285%29.
How do I find the area?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The length is 8sqrt(3) and the width is 2sqrt(5).
:
Just multiply the outside numbers, and the numbers inside the radical:
8sqrt%283%29 * 2sqrt%285%29 = 8%2A2sqrt%283%2A5%29 = 16sqrt%2815%29