Question

The problem is:The area of a square picture frame is 55 square inches. Find the length of one side of the frame. explain.Part A. Part B To the nearest whole inch. To the nearest 10th of an inch

Answer 1

Part A

area = 55 in²

The area of a square is given by:

area = side x side

So

55 in² = side x side

55 in² = side²

Taking the square root of both sides of the equation we get:

√55 in² = side

7 in = side

Part B

side = 7.4 in