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Question
The area of a square is 36 cm2. How long are its sides?
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Solution
Area of a square = 36cm2
⇒ (Side)2 = 36cm2
⇒ Side = `sqrt(36)"cm"`
⇒ Side = 6cm
Hence, the length of each side is 6cm.
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