Final answer:
The area of the rectangular computer chip is 2.93 x 10^-15 square meters. A square with the same area would have a side length of 5.41 x 10^-8 meters.
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine the area of a rectangular computer chip, we need to multiply its length by its width. The length of the computer chip is 8.14 x 10-7 meters and the width is 3.6 x 10-9 meters. Therefore, the area of the computer chip can be calculated as follows:
Area = length x width
Area = (8.14 x 10-7 m)(3.6 x 10-9 m)
Area = 2.93 x 10-15 square meters.
A square with the same area would have sides of:
Square side length = sqrt(area)
Square side length = sqrt(2.93 x 10-15)
Square side length ≈ 5.41 x 10-8 meters.