Question
A square has side lengths of 3n and n + 18. What is the area of the square?
Answers
MathGuru
The formula for the area of a square is side squared.
First, solve for n.
Since the sides of a square are all the same length, we set up this equation:
3n = n + 18
n = 9
Therefore, each side has a length of 27.
Square 27 for the area.
First, solve for n.
Since the sides of a square are all the same length, we set up this equation:
3n = n + 18
n = 9
Therefore, each side has a length of 27.
Square 27 for the area.