Geometry and TrigonometryEasySquare with the same area as a rectangle
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
A rectangle is 9 centimetres long and 4 centimetres wide. A square has the same area as the rectangle. What is the side length of the square, in centimetres?
Answer: 6
The area is 36 cm², and a square of area 36 has side 6.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 13
- 13 adds 9 and 4.
- If you answered 36
- 36 is the area.
- If you answered 6.5
- 6.5 averages 9 and 4.
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