SOLUTION: If the area of a square garden is 48 square feet, what is the length, in feet, of one side of the garden?

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Question 104618: If the area of a square garden is 48 square feet, what is the length, in feet, of one side of the garden?
Answer by HyperBrain(694)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula for the area of the square is
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where x=lengthy of one side
Here, A=48. Thus,
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If you apply the prime factorization to 48,
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Continuing,
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Therefore, one side measures ft.

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