SOLUTION: if a square carpet has an area of 9 square meters what is the length of one side?

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Question 379757: if a square carpet has an area of 9 square meters what is the length of one side?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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A square has an area of side-squared, that is, A+=+s%5E2.
If the area is 9 square meters, we take its square root to find the side.
So sqrt%289%29+=+3 meters.