Problema Solution
Miki has a square rug in the living room that has an area of 19 square yards. Estimate the length of the side of the rug to the nearest whole number
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let
a = the length of the side of the rug, a>0
A = 19 yd^2 the are of the rug
the area of a square is A = a^2 thus we have
a^2 = 19
by solving we find:
a = 4 yd
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the length of the side of the rug is 4 yd (to the nearest whole number).