A square room in your house has an area of 85 square feet. What is the approximate length of each side of the room?

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Bruno Bronosky · Answer 1 · 2021-09-13T08:22:40+0000

Answer:

9.2 ft

Explanation:

The area of a square is A = s^2 where s is the side length

A = s^2

85 = s^2

Take the square root of each side

sqrt(85) = sqrt(s^2)

sqrt(85) = s

9.219544457 =s

9.2 ft is about the length of each side