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A square field has an area of 479 ft^2 what is the approximate length of a side of the field?

Give your answer to the nearest foot. Explain your answer

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Answer:

22 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of a square is the side length squared.

A = s²

Given A = 479 ft²:

479 ft² = s²

s = √(479 ft²)

s ≈ 21.9 ft

Rounded to the nearest foot, the approximate length of a side of the field is 22 feet.

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