Question

The area of a square garden is 36 m2. How long is each side of the garden?

Answer 1

6 m

Explanation:

`area \: of \: square \: garden = {side}^(2) \\ \therefore \: 36 = {side}^(2) \\ \therefore \: {6}^(2) = {side}^(2) \\ \therefore \: side = 6 \: m`

Answer 2

The side length is 6m

Explanation:

The area of a square is given by

A = s^2 where s is the side length

36 = s^2

Take the square root of each side

sqrt(36) = sqrt(s^2)

6 =s

The side length is 6m