Question

The area of a square field is \[30\frac{1}{4} m^2 .\] Calculate the length of the side of the square.

Answer 1

The length of one side is equal to the square root of the area of the field. Hence, we just need to calculate the value of `sqrt (30 1/4)`

We have:

`sqrt (30 1/4)=sqrt121/sqrt4` 

Now, calculating the square root of the numerator and the denominator:

`sqrt121=sqrt(11xx11)=11`

`sqrt4=2` 

\[\text{ Therefore, the length of the side of the square } = \sqrt{30\frac{1}{4}} = \frac{11}{2} = 5\frac{1}{2} m\]