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The area of a square plot of land is 325 square meters. What is the perimeter of the square, in meters? Express your answer in simplest radical form.

 Dec 2, 2017

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area of square  =  (side length)2

                                                          Plug in  325 m2  for  area and solve for side length.

325 m2  =  (side length)2

                                                          Take the positive square root of both sides.

√[325 m2]  =  side length

 

5√13 m  =  side length

 

perimeter of square  =  4 * side length

                                                                 Plug in  5√13 m  for  side length.

perimeter of square  =  4 * 5√13 m

 

perimeter of square  =  20√13  m

 Dec 2, 2017
 #1
avatar+9460 
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Best Answer

area of square  =  (side length)2

                                                          Plug in  325 m2  for  area and solve for side length.

325 m2  =  (side length)2

                                                          Take the positive square root of both sides.

√[325 m2]  =  side length

 

5√13 m  =  side length

 

perimeter of square  =  4 * side length

                                                                 Plug in  5√13 m  for  side length.

perimeter of square  =  4 * 5√13 m

 

perimeter of square  =  20√13  m

hectictar Dec 2, 2017

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