SOLUTION: A garden that is squared shaped has a perimeter of 164 inches. What is measure of a side?

Algebra ->  Customizable Word Problem Solvers  -> Geometry -> SOLUTION: A garden that is squared shaped has a perimeter of 164 inches. What is measure of a side?       Log On

Ad: Over 600 Algebra Word Problems at edhelper.com


    

Question 703252:
A garden that is squared shaped has a perimeter of 164 inches. What is measure of a side?
Found 2 solutions by Simnepi, Alan3354:
Answer by Simnepi(216) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
area is length multiplied by width.
because the garden is square the length and width are the same.
Let the length of one side be called x
we can say that the area = x times x
or
area=x%5E2 which is x%5E2=164
to find x we need to find a number which, when squared(multiplied by itself) = 164
to 'undo' the square we take the square root.
(there is a button on most calculators which does this)
x=sqrt%28164%29=12.8062484749
the length of one side is 12.81 inches (to 1 decimal place)

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A garden that is squared shaped has a perimeter of 164 inches. What is measure of a side?
---------------
P = 4s
s = 41 inches