SOLUTION: The area of a square is 169 square units.Find the length of its sides.

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Question 645991: The area of a square is 169 square units.Find the length of its sides.
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let x represent the side of a square:
x^2=169
Square root both sides:
x=13
So each side is 13 units long.
Make sense?
RJ
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