document.write( "Question 683823: the area of a square is 169 square centimeters. how long is each side of the square \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #423780 by ReadingBoosters(3246)![]() ![]() ![]() 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 \n" ); document.write( "a = s^2. \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "169 = s^2 \n" ); document.write( "Take the square root of each side \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "s = +/- 13 \n" ); document.write( "However, a side cannot have a negative dimension, so \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "..................... \n" ); document.write( "Have more questions? \n" ); document.write( "Email: HomeworkHelpers@readingboosters.com \n" ); document.write( "Delighted to help. \n" ); document.write( "-Reading Boosters \n" ); document.write( "Website: www.MyHomeworkAnswers.com \n" ); document.write( "Wanting for others what we want for ourselves. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |