document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159887>Question 159887</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0176269207/algebrahomeworkh>Nelson mathematics 8</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Heidi said that 6 billion can represent the area of a square. about how many units long is the square? how do you know? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a square is L*L (since L=W); A=L*L or L^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, L^2=6,000,000,000 now we take the square root of both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=about 77,460 units (this is the square root of 6000000000)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor<BR>\n" );
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