Question

Work out the base of a square with area,
A
= 64cm2.

Answer 1

Answer: 8cm

Explanation:

Square root 64 to get 8

Answer 2

8cm

Explanation:

A base is either the length or the width of the square (doesn't matter because square has 4 equal lengthed sides). To find the area from the base, square it. To find the base from the area, square root it (inverse operations.)

`√(64cm^2)`

8cm