SOLUTION: the area of a square is 169 square centimeters. how long is each side of the square
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Question 683823: the area of a square is 169 square centimeters. how long is each side of the square
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In a square all sides, s, are the same, so instead of a=lw, we can substitute
a = s^2.
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169 = s^2
Take the square root of each side
= +/-
s = +/- 13
However, a side cannot have a negative dimension, so
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