i have a square that has a area of 8 units squared to the second power. remembering that the lenght of a square is the square root of its area, what is the length of one side of square EFGH?
2007-02-05 00:06:19 · 5 answers · asked by chelsea 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
The area is 8 sq units.
So, the length of one side is sqrt 8 = 2.8284....
2007-02-05 00:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by Mathematica 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the area of the square 8 or is it 8² ?
2007-02-05 08:36:49 · answer #2 · answered by Gnomon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a square, the so called length and breadth are equal. Thus let the length of 1 side be y units.
So,
y X y =8
y² = 8
Therefore,
y=â8 (square root of 8)
=â(4x2)
= 2â2
2007-02-05 08:14:58 · answer #3 · answered by tabletennisrulez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 square root =2.83
using calculator: just press 2ND and then x² and then press 8. After that, press enter.
2007-02-05 08:22:09 · answer #4 · answered by need_need 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You surely made some typos in that. Please edit it to be more correct.
2007-02-05 08:34:41 · answer #5 · answered by Curt Monash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋