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connor needs to replace the edging on a square rug. if the rug has an area of 25m squared, what length of edging does he need

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The area of a square = (s^2). All sides are equal.

You need to work backwards since they give you area = 25m squared.

Square root the area to get rid of the square.

sqrt(25)= 5

The length of the edging = 5m

Yura_chan Feb 3, 2016

edited by Yura_chan Feb 3, 2016

Yura_chan · Answer 1 · 2016-02-03T03:14:29

The area of a square = (s^2). All sides are equal.

You need to work backwards since they give you area = 25m squared.

Square root the area to get rid of the square.

sqrt(25)= 5

The length of the edging = 5m

rarinstraw1195 · Answer 2 · 2016-02-03T03:30:58

To continue the answer though, he's going to need 20m of edging because there are 4 sides to a square and he needed to replace the edging. 5*4=20