How to turn cm^2 to cm

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To convert from cm^2 (square centimeters) to cm (centimeters), you simply need to take the square root of the value in cm^2.

For example, if you have an area of 25 cm^2, you would take the square root of 25 to get the length in cm:

√25 = 5 cm

So, 25 cm^2 is equal to 5 cm.

Here is the general formula for converting cm^2 to cm:

Length in cm = √(Area in cm^2)
Explain this to A 7th grader
Sure, I'll explain in simpler terms!

Imagine you have a small square that is 25 centimeters on each side. The size of this square is 25 square centimeters (25 cm^2) because you are measuring the area of the square.

Now, if you want to find out how long one side of the square is (in just regular centimeters), you can take the square root of 25. The square root is like finding the number that when multiplied by itself equals 25. That number is 5 because 5 x 5 = 25.

So, the side length of the square is 5 centimeters. This means that 25 square centimeters is equal to 5 centimeters in length.
Its the other was around
I apologize for the confusion. Let me explain it again in simpler terms:

Let's say you have a rectangle that is 25 square centimeters in area. If you want to find the length of one side of the rectangle in regular centimeters, you need to take the square root of 25.
The square root essentially tells you what number, when multiplied by itself, equals the original number.

In this case, the square root of 25 is 5. So, the side length of the rectangle is 5 centimeters. Therefore, if the area of the rectangle is 25 cm^2, the length of one side of the rectangle would be 5 cm.