Question

Area of rectangle and a square are equal.If the length of the rectangle is 16 cm and breadth is 9 cm.Find the side of the square.

Answer 1

Answer:

area of rectangle = l × b = 16 × 9 = 144 cm²

area of square = a² = 144

side = 12 cm

Answer 2

Answer:

12cm

Step-by-step explanation:

let the side of a square be a

length of rectangle is equal to 16 cm

breadth of rectangle is equal to 9 CM

according to the question

area of rectangle = area of a square

so

$16 \times 9 = {a}^{2} \\ a = \sqrt{144} = 12cm$