ajjjj14 ajjjj14 22-09-2022 Mathematics Answered The area of a square is 16 square units. Since 4^2 = 16 and (-4)^2 = 16, both 4 and -4 are square roots for 16. Explain how "both square roots for 16, the area of the square, are the length of each side of the square" is incorrect.