Question

A square has an area of 256 square meters. How long is each side?

Answer 1

A = (side)^2

256 = (side)^2

sqrt{256} = sqrt{(side)^2}

16 = side

Each side is 16 meters.

Answer 2

Hey there!

The square root of 265 will be the amount of meters long each side of the square is . . .

Square root of 256 = 16 <-----

Each side of the square is 16 meters long.

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