SOLUTION: What are the dimentions of a square given the area of 12?

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Question 257768: What are the dimentions of a square given the area of 12?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, dabanfield:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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[sqrt(12)]^2
or 2sqrt(3) on a side

Answer by dabanfield(803) About Me  (Show Source):
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What are the dimentions of a square given the area of 12?
Let s be the length of a side. Then the area A is given by:
A = s*s = s^2
So we have:
s^2 = 12
s = sqrt(12) = sqrt(4*3) = sqrt(4)*sqrt(3) = 2*sqrt(3)