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A checkerboard has an area of 576 cm Each side of the board is made of 8 small squares. What is the side length of each small square on the board?

Answer 1

Autumn Arnold

The side length of each small square on the board is #3# #cm.#

As the checkerboard has an area of #576# #cm^2#,

its each side is #sqrt576#

= #sqrt(ul(2xx2)xxul(2xx2)xxul(2xx2)xxul(3xx3))#

= #2xx2xx2xx3=24# #cm#.

As each side of the board is made of #8# small squares,

the side length of each small square on the board is #24/8=3# #cm.#

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Answer 2

Julian Avila

The side length of each small square on the checkerboard is 6 cm.

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