Question

The area of a square patio is 225 square feet. What is the perimeter of the patio

Answer 1

STEP 1:
find the length of the sides of the square

AREA FORMULA (for a square)
x= side

A=x^2

225=x^2
take square root of both sides

15 feet= x


STEP 2:
find perimeter

PERIMETER FORMULA (for a square)

x= side of square

P= 4x
use x value from step 1

P= 4(15 ft)
P= 60 feet


ANSWER: The perimeter is 60 feet.

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