document.write( "Question 1108258: The area of a square is 60 square inches. What is the length of one side? I’m not allowed round. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #723270 by algebrahouse.com(1659)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Area of a square = s² {one side, squared} \n" ); document.write( "s² = 60 {substituted 60, in for area, into area formula} \n" ); document.write( "s = ±√60 {took square root of each side} \n" ); document.write( "s = ± √4 √15 {broke down the square root of 60} \n" ); document.write( "s = ± 2√15 {evaluated square root of 4}\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The side of a square cannot be negative.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "s = 2√15 {one side of the square, in simplest radical form} \n" ); document.write( " For more help like this, visit: www.algebrahouse.com \n" ); document.write( " |