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A square mirror has an area of 25 square feet. How long is each edge of the mirror?

A square mirror has an area of 25 square feet. How long is each edge of the mirror-example-1
User Drazen
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Answer: 5 feet

Some number times itself is 25. The question is: which number?

That would be 5 since 5 times 5 = 25

You can also apply the square root to 25 to get 5, to avoid guessing and checking.

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Answer:

5 feet

Explanation:

5x5

thanks jimtompson5910 for helping me fix my mistake

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