SOLUTION: I need to find out the area of the rectangle and on the sides it says square root of 12 and square root of 20. I know you muliplty them but im not sure how to find the roots.

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Question 26545: I need to find out the area of the rectangle and on the sides it says square root of 12 and square root of 20. I know you muliplty them but im not sure how to find the roots.
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sqrt%2812%29sqrt%2820%29
sqrt%284%2A3%29%2Asqrt%284%2A5%29
sqrt%284%29%2Asqrt%283%29%2Asqrt%284%29%2Asqrt%285%29
2sqrt%283%29%2A2sqrt%285%29
4sqrt%283%29sqrt%285%29
4sqrt%2815%29

this is the exact answer you require.

Use your calculator to find the approximate answer in decimal form.

jon