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.
(4 points)
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 ______.
Answers: 313 miles
Multiply the area times itself
24, 455 miles
::Taking the square root of the area
1252 miles
Multiply the side dimension times 4
Multiply the area times 4
Dividing the area by 2
Dividing the area by 4
391,272 miles
Multiply the side dimension times itself
Squaring the area and then dividing by 4
626 miles
A. Find the length of one dimension of Wyoming by taking the square root of the area. The length of one side is approximately 313 miles.
B. Find the perimeter of Wyoming by multiplying the side dimension times 4.
The Perimeter of Wyoming is approximately 1252 miles.