SOLUTION: What is the perimeter of a square with an area of 169 square centimeters?

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Question 585379: What is the perimeter of a square with an area of 169 square centimeters?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area:

A = s^2

169 = s^2

s^2 = 169

s = sqrt(169)

s = 13

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Perimeter

P = 4s

P = 4(13)

P = 52


So the perimeter is 52 cm
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