SOLUTION: Find the length of a side of a square whose area is the same as that of a rectangle 24 cm. by 30 cm.

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: Find the length of a side of a square whose area is the same as that of a rectangle 24 cm. by 30 cm. This question is from textbook Algebra Structure and Method Book 1

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, rmromero:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since the areas are equal we can find the area of the rectangle to find the area of the square:

Area of rectangle=base*height=24*30=720
So the area of the rectangle is 720 square centimeters. Now we know the area of the square is 720 square centimeters also. Now we have this relationship:
Area of square=side*side=(side)^2

Let s=side
So we have
Area of square

Plug in A=720 and solve for s
take the square root of both sides

Now reduce:



So the side of the square is about 26.83 cm long
Answer by rmromero(383)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Find the length of a side of a square whose area is the same as that of a rectangle 24 cm. by 30 cm.





Find the area of the rectangle first



   Area of Rectangle = Length * width

                     = 24 * 30

                     = 720 sq cm





   Area of rectangle = Area of square

         720sq cm    = 720 sq cm





   Area of the square = s^2

            720 sq cm = s^2

         = s

                26.83  = s



       

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