Q. The area of a square name tag is 25square centimeters. How long is each side?____ centimeters
Identify Side Length: Let s be the side length of the square.Which equation represents the area of a square.The area is the product of the lengths of two sides (since all sides are equal in a square).A=s2
Area Equation: Area of square name tag: 25 square centimetersWhich equation represents the area of a square name tag.Substitute 25 for A in A=s2.25=s2
Substitute Area Value:25=s2What is the length of each side of the name tag?Take the square root of both sides to solve for s.25=s25=sSide length of the square name tag: 5 centimeters
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