Question

The area of a square garden is 81 square feet. Find the length of one side of the garden, in feet.

Answer 1

The side length is 9 ft

Explanation:

The area of a square is given by

A = s^2

81 = s^2

Take the square root of each side

sqrt(81) = sqrt(s)^2)

9 =s

The side length is 9 ft