document.write( "Question 941522: A square has an area of 72 square inches. What is its side length \"s\"?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #573939 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Area = (side)*(side)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+s%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"72+=+s%5E2\" Plug in the given area. Now solve for 's'\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s%5E2+=+72\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s+=+sqrt%2872%29\" Apply the square root to both sides to get rid of the exponent of 2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s+=+sqrt%2836%2A2%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s+=+sqrt%2836%29%2Asqrt%282%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s+=+6%2Asqrt%282%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the exact simplified side length is \"6%2Asqrt%282%29\" inches\r
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