SOLUTION: a rectangular field is 64 meters x 25 meters. You want to fence in a square field that has the same area as the rectangular field. How long are the sides of the square field?

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Question 255345: a rectangular field is 64 meters x 25 meters. You want to fence in a square field that has the same area as the rectangular field. How long are the sides of the square field?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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64*25=a^2
a=40 meters =side of square