Wyoming is approximately a square-shaped state. If the area of Wyoming is about 97,818 square miles, you can find the length of each side. (4 points)

A. Find the length of one dimension of Wyoming by ___________
The length of one side is approximately
_________
B. Find the perimeter of Wyoming by
__________
Perimeter of Wyoming is approximately
________

1 answer

A. Find the length of one dimension of Wyoming by taking the square root of the area:
√97,818 ≈ 312.6 miles

The length of one side is approximately 312.6 miles

B. Find the perimeter of Wyoming by multiplying the length of one side by 4:
312.6 x 4 = 1250.4 miles

Perimeter of Wyoming is approximately 1250.4 miles