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A square has an area of 172 ftLaTeX: ^22 . What is the approximate length of each side of the square to the nearest tenth?

User Yo Momma
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Answer:

13.1 feet

Explanation:

Area of a square = Length * Length

A = L²

Given the area of a square to be 172ft², to get the approximate length of each side of the square, we will substitute the area given into the formula above and calculate the value of L as shown;


A = L^2\\\\172 = L^2\\\\L^2 = 172\\\\

take the square root of both sides;


√(L^2) = √(172) \\\\L = √(172) \\\\L = 13.11 ft\\\\L \approx 13.1ft

Hence the approximate length of each side of the square to the nearest tenth is 13.1 feet

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