Advanced MathEasySide of a square from its area
Advanced Math practice question
A square has an area of 81 square centimetres. What is the length, in centimetres, of one side of the square?
Answer: 9
Side² = 81, so the side is √81 = 9.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 8
- 8 gives an area of 64.
- If you answered 40.5
- 40.5 halves the area.
- If you answered 20.25
- 20.25 divides the area by 4, confusing area with perimeter.
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