Question

The area of a square patio is 196 square feet. How long is each side of the​ patio?

Each side of the patio is ____ feet long.

Answer 1

13 feet long

Explanation:

Given area of a square patio is 196 square feet.

Length of each side of the patio is the same, since it is a square.

Let a be the length of the side of the square

area=a*a=196

a^2=196

a=√196

a=13 feet

Answer 2

Each side is 49 feet long

Just divide 196 by 4 since all sides of a square are equal