SOLUTION: Ray planted a square garden that covers an area of 200 square feet. How many feet of fencing does he need to surround the garden?
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Question 553610: Ray planted a square garden that covers an area of 200 square feet. How many feet of fencing does he need to surround the garden?
Answer by TutorDelphia(193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula for area of a square is (area equals side squared)
so in this case we have so
Now that we know the side, it is easy to find the perimeter. Just multiply the side by 4 so we get
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