Calculate Side Length: Finding Square Root of 16 Square Units

Question

A square has an area of 16.

How long are its sides?

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find the side of the square
00:03 Use the formula for calculating the area of a square (side squared)
00:11 Substitute appropriate values and solve to find the side
00:17 Take the square root
00:25 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Remember that the area of a square is equal to the side of the square squared.

The formula for the area of a square is:

S=a2 S=a^2

Calculate the area of the square:

16=a2 16=a^2

Calculate the square root:

16=a \sqrt{16}=a

4=a 4=a

Answer

4 4

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