SOLUTION: A square piece of glass has an area of 16 square centimeters. How long is each side of the piece of glass?

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Question 1099793: A square piece of glass has an area of 16 square centimeters. How long is each side of the piece of glass?
Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a square is the length of one of its sides squared:
+A+=+s%5E2+
So you have
+16+=+s%5E2+ and want to find s. To do that, you must take the square root of both sides:
+sqrt%2816%29+=+sqrt%28s%5E2%29+
+++4+=+s+
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Ans: Each side is highlight%284cm%29+