Question

A square garden has an area of 100 ft^2. What is the length of each side of the garden?

A) 10 ft
B) -10 ft
C) 50 ft
D) -50 ft

Answer 1

The length of each side of a square garden with an area of 100 ft^2 is 10 ft, as the area of a square is the side length squared.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the length of each side of a square garden with an area of 100 ft2, we need to take the square root of the area since the area of a square is calculated by squaring the length of its side. The square root of 100 ft2 is 10 ft. Therefore, the length of each side of the garden is 10 ft.

Additionally, while there is a negative square root for every positive number, we cannot have a negative measurement for the length of a side in the real world. Thus, the only sensible answer among the choices is 10 ft.