SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP ME ANSWER THIS: a rectangle with length 16 and width 4 has the same area as a square. what is the length of a side of the square?

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Question 278642: PLEASE HELP ME ANSWER THIS:
a rectangle with length 16 and width 4 has the same area as a square. what is the length of a side of the square?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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a rectangle with length 16 and width 4 has the same area as a square.
what is the length of a side of the square
:
Let s = side of the square
s = sqrt%2816%2A4%29
:
s = 8