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Question 430631: How do I solve this problem? An office space in a building is 3,500 square feet. The office space is square shaped. What is the length of each side of the office space? Answer by Gersid(33) (Show Source):
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Let's call the length of one side of the square-shaped office space S.
As you know, the area (A) of a square whose sides are of length S is expressed by: You are told that the area of the office space is 3,500 square feet so you substitute this value for A in this equation: Now all you need to do is take the square root of both sides. and you will have your answer.
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