High School

For high school wrestling competitions, the wrestling mat must be a square with an area of 1444 square feet.

What is the length of each side of the wrestling mat in feet?

Answer :

The length of each side of the wrestling mat is, 38 feet.

What is mean by Rectangle?

A rectangle is a two dimension figure with 4 sides, 4 corners and 4 right angles. The opposite sides of the rectangle are equal and parallel to each other.

Given that;

For high school wrestling competitions, the wrestling mat must be a square with an area of 1444 square feet.

Let the length of each side of the wrestling mat is, x

Hence, We get;

⇒ x² = 1444

⇒ x = √1444

⇒ x = 38 feet

Thus, The length of each side of the wrestling mat is, 38 feet.

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area of a square = a^2....where " a " is the length of one side

A = a^2
A = 1444

1444 = a^2....take the sqrt of both sides, eliminating the ^2
sqrt 1444 = a
38 = a.....so each side is 38 ft <==