Wyoming is approximately a square-shaped state. If the area of Wyoming
is about 97,818 square miles, you can find the length of each side.
A. Find the length of one dimension of Wyoming by
_________________. The length of one side is approximately____________________.
B. Find the perimeter of Wyoming by____________. The Perimeter of Wyoming is
approximately____________________.
:: 391,272 miles
:: 313 miles
:: 24, 455 miles
:: Squaring the area and then dividing by 4
:: Taking the square root of the area
:: Dividing the area by 2
:: Dividing the area by 4
::Multiply the area times itself
:: 626 miles
::Multiply the side dimension times 4
::Multiply the area times 4
:: 1252 miles
::Multiply the side dimension times itself
A. Find the length of one dimension of Wyoming by taking the square root of the area: √97,818 = 313 miles. The length of one side is approximately 313 miles.
B. Find the perimeter of Wyoming by multiplying the side dimension times 4: 313 miles x 4 = 1252 miles. The perimeter of Wyoming is approximately 1252 miles.