SOLUTION: Elens needs to cut a square piece of wood with an area of 69 square inches. How long should the sides of the square be, rounded to the nearest tenth of an inch.

SOLUTION: Elens needs to cut a square piece of wood with an area of 69 square inches. How long should the sides of the square be, rounded to the nearest tenth of an inch.

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Question 601114: Elens needs to cut a square piece of wood with an area of 69 square inches. How long should the sides of the square be, rounded to the nearest tenth of an inch.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: use the idea that the area of a square with side length 's' is
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