Since the side length is a length, it will be positive and not negative, so we solve this equation for s by taking the positive square root of both sides of the equation. We get that s = 12, so the side length of a square with an area of 144 square feet is 12 feet.While -12 is "a square root" of 144, the square root operation here denotes a function from nonnegative real numbers to nonnegative real numbers. A function can only produce a single result. So the expression √144 evaluates to the positive root 12.Because one square foot is 144 square inches, divide the total number of square inches by 144.
The total pages she wants to finish (360) minus the pages she has read (112.5) equals to 247.5 Then divide it by the 45 (the rate of pages she reads per hour) 5.5 hours.
