Question

Lance bought a square postage stamp to mail a card to his cousin. If the stamp had an area of 4 square centimeters, what was the dimension of one side of the stamp in centimeters?

Answer 1

dimension of one side of the stamp = 2 cm

Explanation:

area of square stamp = 4 cm²

dimension of one side of stamp = √area

= √4

= √2² = 2

thus,

dimension of one side of the stamp = 2 cm