A rectangle and a square have equal areas. If the rectangle is 6 ft by 8 ft, how long is a side of the square?

Answer 1

Area of the rectangle
= Product of the sides
= (6 * 8) square ft
= 48 sq ft

Area of the square
= Square of the side length = s^2 (Taking s as the side length)

This is equal to the area of the rectangle.

So,

s^2 = 48
s = √48
s = 4√3 ft