SOLUTION: Find the length of each side of a square whose area is equal to the area of a rectangle of length 13.6 meater and breadth 3.4 meater

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Question 1035403: Find the length of each side of a square whose area is equal to the area of a rectangle of length 13.6 meater and breadth 3.4 meater
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
Area of rectangle = length x breadth
Area = 13.6 x 3.4
Area = 46.24 m^2
Area of square = length x breadth
(as breadth and length are the same size
in a square)
Side length ^2 = Area
Side length ^2 = 46.24
Side length = √46.24
Side length = 6.8 meters.
Hope this helps :-)