Question

The front of a box is a square with an area of 175 square units. What would be the best represents S, the length of the edge of the front of the box in units? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

13.2

Explanation:

√175 ≈ 13.2 . . . units

The area of a square is the square of the edge length. Hence, the edge length is the square root of the area.