Question
A square playing field has an area of 1255 square feet. About how long is each side of the field
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Each side of the field is about 35.43 feet long.
In order to find this, we can use the formula for area of a square.
A = s^2
In which A is equal to area and s is equal to the side length. Now we can plug in the area and solve.
A = s^2
1255 = s^2 ----> Take the square root of both sides
35.43 = s
[tex]12.55 \div 9.0[/tex]
