To find the side length of a square wall given its area, you can use the formula for the area of a square:
\[ \text{Area} = \text{side length}^2 \]
Given that the area is 182 square feet, you can solve for the side length:
\[ \text{side length} = \sqrt{\text{Area}} = \sqrt{182} \]
Calculating that:
\[ \sqrt{182} \approx 13.5 \]
Thus, the side length of the wall is approximately 13.5 feet.
Among the options provided:
a. 54.0 feet
b. 13.5 ft
c. 45.5 feet
The closest measurement to the side length is b. 13.5 ft.