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3. What is the largest number of identical squares whose areas are whole numbers (1,2,3,...) that would fit in a square

whose area is 972 cm2? Show all your work

User Janetsmith
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Explanation:


s = {a}^(2)


972 = {a}^(2)


a = √(972)


a = 31.18

That's what I understood.

User ManjotSingh
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