Question

A square has an area of 576 square inches. How long is each side in feet?

Answer 1

The area of this square is said to be 576 square inches.
The formula for the area of a square is the length of one side squared.
Let's use l to represent the side length.
This means l^2 = 576.
To find l, find the square root of both sides.
√576 = 24

The length of each side of the square is 24 inches.
But the question is asking for it in feet.
12 inches = 1 foot so 24 inches = 2 feet
This means each side of the square is 2 feet long.

Answer:
2 feet