SOLUTION: How do i find the area of a square, without knowing the dimensions of the square? The area of the square is 400 square inches, and i need to know; If x is thee length of one side,

Question 985452: How do i find the area of a square, without knowing the dimensions of the square? The area of the square is 400 square inches, and i need to know; If x is thee length of one side, how do i set up an equation, and how do i use it? I need to find the length of the sides.
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do i find the area of a square, without knowing the dimensions of the square? The area of the square is 400 square inches, and i need to know; If x is thee length of one side, how do i set up an equation, and how do i use it? I need to find the length of the sides.
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Formula:: Area = (side)^2
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side = sqrt(Area)
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Your Problem::
x = sqrt(400)
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x = 20 inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do you find area of square if you are given area of the square is 400? You do not find it! You are GIVEN the area.

If x is the length of one side, then for a square, ALL of the sides is x each. The area is .

Let x be side length of a SQUARE, and A be the area of the square.

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