SOLUTION: Can you help me with my math question? Ray planted a square garden that covers an area of 200ft squared.how many feet of fencing dose he need to surround the garden? I would love t

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Question 985527: Can you help me with my math question? Ray planted a square garden that covers an area of 200ft squared.how many feet of fencing dose he need to surround the garden? I would love to have you help with this question.
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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The side of a square is square root of the area.
a=side of square; A=area
.
A=a%5E2
sqrt%28A%29=a
.
Perimeter of a square is 4 times length of a side:
.
Perimeter=4a
Perimeter=4%28sqrt%28A%29%29
Perimeter=4%28sqrt%28200ft%5E2%29%29=40sqrt%282%29ft
ANSWER: Approximately 56.59 feet