How to find the length of the side of a square - ISEE Upper Level (grades 9-12) Quantitative Reasoning
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Which is the greater quantity?
(a) The sidelength of a square with area 
square inches.
(b) The sidelength of a square with perimeter 
inches.
Which is the greater quantity?
(a) The sidelength of a square with area
(b) The sidelength of a square with perimeter
The sidelength of a square is the square root of its area and one-fourth of its perimeter, so:
(a) A square with area 
square inches has sidelength 
inches.
(b) A square with perimeter 
inches has sidelength 
inches.
(a) is the greater quantity.
The sidelength of a square is the square root of its area and one-fourth of its perimeter, so:
(a) A square with area
(b) A square with perimeter
(a) is the greater quantity.
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Which is the greater quantity?
(a) The sidelength of a square with area 400 square inches.
(b) The sidelength of a square with perimeter 80 inches.
Which is the greater quantity?
(a) The sidelength of a square with area 400 square inches.
(b) The sidelength of a square with perimeter 80 inches.
The sidelength of a square is the square root of its area and one-fourth of its perimeter, so:
(a) A square with area 400 square inches has sidelength 
inches.
(b) A square with perimeter 80 inches has sidelength 
inches.
The two quantities are equal.
The sidelength of a square is the square root of its area and one-fourth of its perimeter, so:
(a) A square with area 400 square inches has sidelength
(b) A square with perimeter 80 inches has sidelength
The two quantities are equal.
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The perimeter of a square is 
. Give the length of each side in terms of 
.
The perimeter of a square is
Divide the perimeter of a square by 4 to get its sidelength:
Divide the perimeter of a square by 4 to get its sidelength:
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