Question

The area of a square is 576 sq cm. Can you find the length of each side of the square?

• A. 124 cms
• B. 144 cms
• C. 24 cms
• D. 14 cms

Answer 1

The correct option is C

24 cms

Let the length of each side of the square = “s” cms

Area of a square $=\text{side}\times \text{side}$

Forming an equation:

$576=\text{side}\times \text{side}$

$=576=s^2$

$=\sqrt{576}=\text{s}$

$=24\text{cms}=\text{s}$