Question

Alana needs to cut a square piece of wood with an area of 66 square inches. How long should the sides of the square be?

Answer 1

The side length of the square should be approximately 8.124 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the length of the sides of the square, we need to find the square root of the area.

The area of the square is given as 66 square inches.

Taking the square root of 66, we find that the side length of the square should be approximately 8.124 inches (rounded to three decimal places).