SOLUTION: The top of a square table has an area of 24 square feet. What is the length of one edge of the tabletop?

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Question 841418: The top of a square table has an area of 24 square feet. What is the length of one edge of the tabletop?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a square is the square of its side.
A=s%5E2
s%5E2=24
s=sqrt%2824%29=2sqrt%283%29