SOLUTION: The area of a square rug in a library is 9
square feet.
What is the perimeter of the rug?
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Question 519387: The area of a square rug in a library is 9
square feet.
What is the perimeter of the rug?
Answer by Maths68(1474) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Area of Square = side * side
Perimeter of Square = 4 * Side
Given
Area of Square = 9 sq ft.
side * side = 9
(side)^2=9
Take sqour root both sides
sqrt(side)^2=sqrt(9)
side=sqrt(3*3)
side=3 ft.
Perimeter of Square = 4 * Side
Perimeter of Square = 4 * 3
Perimeter of Square = 12 feet
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