The area of a square picture frame is 55 square inches. Find the length of one side of the frame. Explain to the nearest whole inch.

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The area of a square picture frame is 55 square inches. Find the length of one side of the frame. Explain to the nearest whole inch.

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Verity 4 years 2021-09-02T00:34:25+00:00 1 Answers 143 views 0

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    2021-09-02T00:36:12+00:00

    Given:

    The area of a square picture frame is 55 square inches.

    To find:

    The length of one side of the frame.

    Solution:

    Let the length of one side of the frame is x inches.

    Area of square is

    Area=a^2

    where a is side length.

    Area of frame is

    Area=x^2

    55=x^2

    Taking square root on both sides.

    \sqrt{55}=x

    x=7.4161985

    x\approx 7

    49<55<64, so 7<\sqrt{55}<8. Since 55 is closer to 49, therefore, \sqrt{55} is closer to 7.

    Therefore, the length of one side of the frame is 7 inches.

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