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HELP PLEASE!! The area of a square is 289 square inches. Find the length of one side.

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Answer:

Each side is 17 inches

Explanation:

The area of a square is found by

A = s^2 where s is the length of one side

289 = s^2

Take the square root of each side

sqrt(289) = sqrt(s^2)

17 = s

Each side is 17 inches

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