the area of a square 49m2. what is the length of one of its sides? Explain how you solved this problem.

Question

Any help will be helpful.

Answer 1

A square is just a rectangle with both length and width equal.  So the area is still length x width, but since they are equal, we are really looking for a number times itself that equals 49.  Since 49 is a perfect square, this is 7.  If you didn't know your squares, or had a difficult number, you could use your calculator to get √49.

 

Your units will be in meters, since the area was in m².  

 

One side is 7 m in length.

Answer 2

Area is length times width. If a square has all sides of equal length. Each side must be 7 m. Because 7 x 7 =49