Question

A square garden has an area of 144 square feet. What is the perimeter of the garden?

Answer 1

Perimeter `= 48 sq. ft`

Explanation:

Area of square is `a^2` where is the side of the square.

`:. a^2 = 144 sq. ft`
`a * a = 12 * 12`
Hence `a = 12 ft`

Perimeter of a square = 4 * a = 4 *12 48 ft#