? this don't make no sense ?

[h i n a t a ✨]

I'm no professional in math, clearly, so I have a question. How do I work the following problem?

- A swimming pool has an area of 196ft^2. What is the length of one side of the pool?

 

[tkhunny]

I'm no professional in math, clearly, so I have a question. How do I work the following problem?

- A swimming pool has an area of 196ft^2. What is the length of one side of the pool?

Impossible to tell without more information. Is it square? Maybe it's round and doesn't have any sides?

 

[Steven G]

If it is rectangular, then it my be 1ft x 196f2 or 2ft x 98ft or 4ft x 49 ft or 14ft x 14ft or (1/2)ft x 392 ft, ....
The list of possibilities go on forever.

I do like how tkhunny thinks by saying that the pool may be round! (or oval or s-shaped, etc)

 

[h i n a t a ✨]

I am pretty sure it was square?

 

[tkhunny]

I am pretty sure it was square?

Awesome, then you can also be pretty sure there is a solution. Let's see your best efforts.

 

[HallsofIvy]

13^2= 196.

 

[Harry_the_cat]

"This don't make no sense" = "This makes sense"

 

[Harry_the_cat]

13^2= 196.

This don't make no sense!