SOLUTION: A sign is to be made with an area of 18 square feet if the sign is square what is the length of a side

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Question 862892: A sign is to be made with an area of 18 square feet if the sign is square what is the length of a side
Answer by ben720(159)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a square is the length of one side squared.

Substitute 18 for the area

Take the square root of both sides



, or about 4.24 feet.

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