Question

·The width of a rectangle is 4 inches and the length is 9 inches. What is the length of a side of

a square that has the same area as the rectangle?
-4 inches
-6 inches
-9inches
-3 inches

Answer 1

Rectangle area is 4*9 = 36
Square rectangle side (all same) mean square root of 36 >> 6 inches
6*6 = 36 inch ^2

Answer 2

6 in.

Explanation:

To find the area of the rectangle, substitute the given values into the formula A = lw. Then, substitute 36 inches squared into the formula A = s2. Find the square root of both sides of the equation to find s.