SOLUTION: find the measures of the side of a square with an area of 75 sq. units

Question 375128: find the measures of the side of a square with an area of 75 sq. units

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the area of a square formula.

Take the square root of both sides (note: we're only taking the positive square root since a negative length doesn't make sense).

Flip the equation.

Plug in .

Simplify the square root.

Evaluate the right side with a calculator.

So if a square has an area of square units, then it has a side length of approximately units.

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