A piece of wood is to be cut so that it is square and has an area of 45 square inches. How long should the sides be?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-24T13:34:16

#~~6.71# inches long.

Area of a square is given by the equation:

#A=s^2#

where:

#s# is the side length of the square

So, we get:

#s^2=45 \ "in"^2#

#:.s=sqrt(45 \ "in"^2)#

#~~+-6.71 \ "in"#

#=6.71 \ "in" \ ("since distance cannot be negative")#