Multiple choice

The area of a square is $36$ sq. cm. How long is each side?

  1. $4$ cm
  2. $6$ cm
  3. $8$ cm
  4. $3$ cm
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Area of a square = side^2. 36 = side^2, so side = 6 cm.

AI explanation

The formula for the area of a square is side squared. Setting side squared equal to 36 sq cm, we take the square root of both sides to find the side length. The result is 6 cm.