The area of a square is 16 square units. What is the length of a side?

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asked Jul 4, 2021 90.2k views

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Sumek · Answer 1 · 2021-07-07T03:26:49+0000

Answer:

4 units

Explanation:

The area of a square is denoted by: A = s², where s is the side length.

Here, we know that the area is 16, so plug this in for A:

A = s²

16 = s²

s = √16 = 4

Thus, the side length is 4 units.

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