Question
A tent was advertised in the newspaper as having an enclosed square area of 168 ft2. What is the approximate length of the sides of the square area? Round your answer to the nearest foot.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the length of the sides of a square area, we can use the formula for the area of a square:
\[
A = s^2
\]
where \( A \) is the area and \( s \) is the length of one side of the square. Given that the area \( A \) is 168 ft², we can set up the equation:
\[
s^2 = 168
\]
To find \( s \), we take the square root of both sides:
\[
s = \sqrt{168}
\]
Calculating \( \sqrt{168} \):
\[
\sqrt{168} \approx 12.96
\]
Rounding this to the nearest foot, we find:
\[
s \approx 13 \text{ ft}
\]
Thus, the approximate length of the sides of the square area is **13 feet**.
\[
A = s^2
\]
where \( A \) is the area and \( s \) is the length of one side of the square. Given that the area \( A \) is 168 ft², we can set up the equation:
\[
s^2 = 168
\]
To find \( s \), we take the square root of both sides:
\[
s = \sqrt{168}
\]
Calculating \( \sqrt{168} \):
\[
\sqrt{168} \approx 12.96
\]
Rounding this to the nearest foot, we find:
\[
s \approx 13 \text{ ft}
\]
Thus, the approximate length of the sides of the square area is **13 feet**.