SOLUTION: the area of a square is 900ft to the second power. what is the length of the side?

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Question 438934: the area of a square is 900ft to the second power. what is the length of the side?
Answer by nerdybill(6958) About Me  (Show Source):
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the area of a square is 900ft to the second power. what is the length of the side?
Since the length of all four sides of a square are equal
Let x = length of one side
then
x^2 = 900
x = sqrt(900)
x = 30 feet