document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=430631>Question 430631</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve this problem? An office space in a building is 3,500 square feet. The office space is square shaped. What is the length of each side of the office space? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's call the length of one side of the square-shaped office space S.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "As you know, the area (A) of a square whose sides are of length S is expressed by:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+S%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+S%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > You are told that the area of the office space is 3,500 square feet so you substitute this value for A in this equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3500+=+S%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3500+=+S%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now all you need to do is take the square root of both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283500%29+=+sqrt%28S%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283500%29+=+sqrt%28S%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and you will have your answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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