a square tarpaulin covering a softball field has an area of 441 m to the second power. what is teh lenght of one side of the tarpaulin?
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2007-01-29 13:11:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
the area of a square = length x length = length^2 (squared)
so work backwards:
A= 441m^2
take the square root of 441m
21m.
2007-01-29 13:17:43 · answer #1 · answered by eriq p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The formula for the area of a square is A = s to the second power. In this case s to the second power = 441. Now take the square root of each side to get s = 21 so each length is 21 meters.
2007-01-29 21:16:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
21 meters. You just needed to find the square root of 441. Since the field is a sqaure, all sides are the same length.
2007-01-29 21:16:57 · answer #3 · answered by Patrice B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋