Question

Little Nathan is building a square pool in his backyard. He wants the area of the pool to be 256 feet squared. What would the length of one of the sides of the pool have to be?

Answer 1

x = 16 ft

Explanation:

The area of a square is given by A = x^2, where x is the length of one of the sides. Therefore, the side length is

x = √A

Here, x = √(256 ft²), or x = 16 ft