ISEE Upper Level Math : Squares

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Example Question #261 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Mathematics Achievement

Your new friend has a very small, square-shaped dorm room. She tells you that it is only 225 square feet. Assuming this is true, what is the length of one side of her room?

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Explanation:

Your new friend has a very small, square-shaped dorm room. She tells you that it is only 225 square feet. Assuming this is true, what is the length of one side of her room?

Let's begin with our formula for the area of a square:

where s is our side length and A is our area.

With this formula, we can solve for our side length by plugging in our area and square rooting both sides.

Example Question #262 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Mathematics Achievement

A square has a perimeter of 60cm.  Find the length of one side.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

A square has 4 equal sides.  The formula to find perimeter of a square is:

where a is the length of any side.  Now, to find the length of one side, we will solve for a.

 

We know the perimeter of the square is 60cm.  So, we can substitute and solve for a.  We get

 

 

 

Therefore, the length of one side of the square is 15cm.

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