Question

A square garden plot has an area of 75 ft. a. Find the length of each side in simplest radical form. b. Calculate the length of each side to the nearest

tenth of a foot.

Answer 1

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Answer:

a. 5√3 ft

b. 8.7 ft

Explanation:

The area is the square of the side length, so the side length is the square root of the area:

s = √A

s = √(75 ft²) = √(25·3 ft²) = √(3·(5 ft)²)

s = 5√3 ft ≈ 8.7 ft . . . . . . side length of garden