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Bill wants to build a wooden railing around his square patio patio has an area of 25 ft.² bill will put up the railing on three of the sides how much wood does bill need?

User Mahes
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area=legnth timwe width
square, legnth=width

areasquare=legnth^2
aera=25
25=legnt^2
sqrt both sides
5=legnth

3 sides
side=5
3 times 5=15

15 feet

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