If a square has the same area as a rectangle that is 16 by 4, then a side of the square has what length?

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London Webster

29 January, 16:24

If a square has the same area as a rectangle that is 16 by 4, then a side of the square has what length?

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Skylar Drake · Answer 1

Rectangle:

A = l x w

A = 16 x 4

A = 64

square:

A = l^2 OR l x l

64 = l^2

square root of 64 = square root of l^2

8 = l

the square has to have a side length of 8!