Question

A square patio has an area of 218 square feet. How long is each side of the patio to the nearest 0.05?

Answer 1

14.75

multiply length by width to get the area and since they are equal (b/c it's a square) you take the square root of 218

Answer 2

The side of the patio is 14.75 feet.

Explanation:

A square patio has an area of 218 square feet.

As it is a square that means all the sides must be equal.

And area of a square is given by = side x side

Here, lets say the side of the patio be x.

This means
`x* x=218`

=>
`x^(2) =218`

=>
`x=√(218)`

=> x = 14.75

So, the side of the patio is 14.75 feet.