A square park has an area of 1⁄16 square miles and a length of 1⁄4 mile. What is the width of the park?
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
Area of square park: 1/16 mi^2
Length: ¼ mi
Determine the width.
Formula for the area of square:
A = l^2
Solution:
In order to find the width of the park we solve for l in terms of A, basically we already know that the width is ¼ mi since the width and length of a square is the same, hence we will represent it with a solution.
A = l^2
l = √A
l = √ 1/16mi^2
l = ¼ mi
Final answer:
The width of the park is ¼ mi.