Question

Two garden plots are to have the same area. One is square and one is rectangular. The rectangular plot is 4 meters wide and 9 meters long. How large is one side of the square garden plot in meters

Answer 1

6

Explanation:

area of rectangle = length * width

area of rectangle = 9 meters * 4 meters

area of rectangle = 36 square meters

area of square = side^2

side^2 = area of square

side^2 = 36 square meters

side = sqrt(36 square meters)

side = 6 meters