SOLUTION: Rafael is building a frame in the shape of a square. The area of the frame is 84 square inches. What two whole numbers is the length of the frame between?

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Question 1004504: Rafael is building a frame in the shape of a square. The area of the frame is 84 square inches. What two whole numbers is the length of the frame between?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, the length of the side of the square.
x%5E2=84
x=sqrt%2884%29

What are the perfect whole number squares nearest to 84, on both sides of this?

sqrt%2881%29=9
sqrt%2884%29
sqrt%28100%29=10