<PRE><B>Question 700751</B>
&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;The formula for the area of a square is {{{A=s^2}}}&lt;br&gt;

So we can use this to solve for s if we know the Area:&lt;br&gt;

{{{A=s^2}}}&lt;br&gt;

{{{64=s^2}}}&lt;br&gt;

{{{8=s}}}&lt;br&gt;

So we know that length of one side (actually all 4 sides) is 8 ft.&lt;br&gt;

We also knew to use the positive square root of 64,&lt;br&gt;

as distance MUST be a positive number (in most cases).&lt;br&gt;

I hope this helps!  Keep practicing!  :)&lt;br&gt;

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