SOLUTION: How to Find the length of a side of a square if its area is the same as the area of a triangle with an altitude of 18 cm and a base of 11 cm

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Question 957996: How to Find the length of a side of a square if its area is the same as the area of a triangle with an altitude of 18 cm and a base of 11 cm
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area of triangle=1/2bh=1/2(11cm)(19cm)=104.5sqcm
Find the length of the side of square with area 104.5 sq cm
A=area; s=length of side
s%5E2=A
s%5E2=104.5cm%5E2
s=sqrt%28104.5cm%5E2%29
s=10.22cm ANSWER: The side of the square is 10.22 cm.