Q. The area of a square piece of construction paper is 100square inches. How long is each side of the piece of paper?_____ inches
Define Area Formula: Let s be the side length of the square. The area of a square is given by the formula A=s2, where A is the area and s is the side length.
Calculate Area: Area of square piece of paper: 100 square inches.Substitute 100 for A in the formula A=s2.100=s2
Solve for Side Length: Solve for s.Take the square root of both sides of the equation to solve for s.100=s210=s
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