A painting hung in an art gallery is a square with an area of 9 ft^2. What is the length of one side in inches?
A) 3 inches
B) 36 inches
C) 108 inches
D) 12 inches

Respuesta :

Area of a square is any side dimension squared since each side is equal. 

x^2 = 9 ft^2  
square root of 9 feet = 3 feet

B) 36 inches 

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The measure of the length of one side of the painting (in inches) is [tex]36\;\rm{inches}[/tex].

Given:

Area of square-shaped painting is [tex]9\;\rm{ft^2[/tex].

According to the question, the Area of painting is [tex]9\;\rm{ft^2[/tex].

As we know that the area of the square is formulated as,

[tex]\rm{side\times side\;sq. \;units[/tex]

Here, the length of one side of square-shaped painting is calculated as

[tex]\sqrt{9\;\rm{ft^2} }=3\;\rm{ft[/tex]

Now,

[tex]1\;\rm{ft}=12\;inches\\3\;\rm{ft}=3\times12\;inches\\3\;\rm{ft}=36\;inches[/tex]

Therefore, the length of one side of the painting (in inches) is [tex]36\;\rm{inches[/tex].

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