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A square has an area of 72 square inches.what is its length s?

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a square has 4 equal sides. the area of a square is equal to l*w. If the area is 72 that means you multiplied 18*18 which equals 72 so each side measures 18 inches.

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a*a=72 so since 9*8=72 a=8
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