Four square gardens have the following areas in square meters: 144, 32, 72 ,and 250 which area has a rational number of meters as the side length? Is it 144
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No, the area 144 does not necessarily have a rational number as the side length. To determine if a number is a rational number, we need to check if its square root is a rational number. The square root of 144 is 12, which is a rational number. Therefore, the garden with an area of 144 square meters has a rational number as the side length.