Question

You have a piece of paper, 10cm by 10cm. The

area is 100 cm2. For some reason, you need a
square piece of paper with an area of 50 cm2.
Using the paper you have, what's
an easy way of getting the new
square?
What will be the length of
each side of the new square?
What will be the new perimeter?

Answer 1

Each side would need to be around 7.1 cm