Square Roots in Real Life: Estimation and Equations Quiz

A square garden has an area of 144 square meters. What is the length of one side of the garden?

• 10 meters

• 12 meters

• 16 meters

• 14 meters

A rectangular swimming pool has a length of 10 meters and a width that is the square root of 64 meters. What is the width of the pool?

• 10 meters

• 6 meters

• 8 meters

• 12 meters

The area of a square tile is 49 square centimeters. Estimate the length of one side of the tile.

• 7 centimeters

• 5 centimeters

• 12 centimeters

• 10 centimeters

A square plot of land has a perimeter of 40 meters. What is the length of one side of the plot?

• 5 meters

• 10 meters

• 20 meters

• 15 meters

If the area of a square is represented by the equation A = x^2, and A = 81, what is the value of x?

• 9

• 8

• 10

• 7

A square room has a diagonal of 10√2 meters. What is the length of one side of the room?

• 15 meters

• 20 meters

• 10 meters

• 5 meters

A farmer wants to create a square fence around a garden that has an area of 225 square feet. How long will each side of the fence be?

• 20 feet

• 12 feet

• 10 feet

• 15 feet

The length of a side of a square is 5 meters longer than the square root of 36. What is the length of the side?

• 9 meters

• 11 meters

• 10 meters

• 6 meters

A square piece of land has an area of 256 square yards. Estimate the length of one side of the land.

• 12 yards

• 20 yards

• 16 yards

• 14 yards

If the equation x^2 = 144 represents the area of a square, what are the possible values of x?

• 0 and 144

• 10 and -10

• 12 and -12

• 14 and -14