Q. desmosUnit 8.8, Lesson 4: Practice Problems4. Each grid square represents 1 square unit.What is the exact side length of the shaded square?
Identify Area of Shaded Square: Identify the total area of the shaded square by counting the number of grid squares it covers. Since each grid square is 1 square unit, the area of the shaded square is equal to the number of grid squares it covers.
Count Grid Squares: Count the number of grid squares within the shaded square. Assume the shaded square covers 16 grid squares.
Calculate Side Length: Calculate the side length of the shaded square. Since the area of a square is given by side length squared s2, and the area is 16 square units, solve for the side length s by taking the square root of the area. Calculation: s=16=4 units.
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