SOLUTION: The area of the square above is 114 cm2. What is the length of a side of the square?

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Question 505284: The area of the square above is 114 cm2. What is the length of a side of the square?
Answer by Maths68(1474) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area of a square = length of a side * length of a side side
a=s*s
a = s^2
144=s^2
Take square root both sides of the equation
sqrt(144)=sqrt(s^2)
sqrt(12*12)=sqrt(s*s)
12=s
s=12
Length of side = 12 cm