Question

Five less than the area of a square is 59 square feet. Find the side length of the square.​

Answer 1

4 feet

Explanation:

Let the side length of the square be x feet.

x^2 - 5 = 59

x^2 = 64

x = ±4 (reject - 4 since length > 0)

Topic: Areas of polygons

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