A square room has a floor area of 412 meters squared. What is the length of each side to the nearest tenth of a meter?

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Binayaka C.
Oct 31, 2017

Length of each side to the nearest tenth of a meter is #20.3# meter.

Explanation:

Area of a square is #a^2# where #a# is the length of each side.

#:. a^2=412 or a =+- sqrt 412 = +- 20.29778# or

# a ~~ +- 20.3(1dp)# meter. Length cannot be negative.

#:.a ~~= 20.3# meter.

Length of each side to the nearest tenth of a meter is #20.3# meter.

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