Question

Mark is making a square pen for his puppy. he wants the puppy to have 36 square feet of space to play in. he can use square roots to determine the length of one side of the square section so that he can be sure to purchase enough fencing for the pen. how is the side of the square pen related to the area ?

how long is one side of the square pen ?

how much fencing will mark need to purchase ?

someone please help me lol​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

The area of a square is given by

A = s^2 where s is the side length

36 = s^2

Taking the square root of each side

sqrt(36) = sqrt(s^2)

6 = s

The side length of the pen is 6 ft

To find the perimeter of a square

P = 4s

P = 4*6 = 24

He will need 24 ft of fencing