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Jennifer has a square bedroom. The area of her room is 144ft squared. What is the length of one side of Jennifer's room?

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The length of one side of Jennifer's room is 12 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of the bedroom = 144 ft squared

length = ?

Area of a square = length × length

144 = length²

square root both sides:

√144 = √(length)²

12 = length

The length of one side of Jennifer's room is 12 feet

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