Question

The area of square is 49m2.what is the length of one side

Answer 1

Consider that the area (A) of a square with side 's' is given by the formula,

`A=s^2`

Given that the area is 49 sq. meters,

`A=49`

Substitute the values and solve for the side 's' as follows,

`\begin{gathered} s^2=49 \\ s=\sqrt[]{49} \\ s=\pm7 \end{gathered}`

But 's' is the side of the square, which cannot be negative.

So we have to neglect the negative value, and consider the positive value,

`s=7`

Thus, the side of the given square is 7 meters .