SOLUTION: The area of a square porch is 100 square feet. Find the dimensions of the porch.

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Question 481496: The area of a square porch is 100 square feet. Find the dimensions of the porch.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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n2=100
n=-10 or 10 by 10
Since the porch is square, both sides are equal. Throwing out the negative answer, we get the dimensions of the porch to be 10' by 10'..