The area of the floor of a square play pen is 6 square meters. What is the perimeter of the play pen? Approximate your answer by rounding to the nearest integer.

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Answer :

Answer:

10 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of a square

[tex]A=s^2[/tex]

where s is the side length.

If the area of the floor is 6 m²:

[tex]\begin{aligned}A&=s^2\\\implies 6&=s^2\\\sqrt{6}&=\sqrt{s^2}\\s&=\sqrt{6}\end{aligned}[/tex]

Therefore, the side length of the square is √6 m.

Perimeter of a square

[tex]P=4s[/tex]

where s is the side length.

Substitute the found value for s into the formula to find the perimeter:

[tex]\begin{aligned}P&=4s\\\implies P&=4 \cdot \sqrt{6}\\P&=4 \sqrt{6}\\P&=9.79795897...\\ P&=10 \sf \;m\;(nearest\:integer)\end{aligned}[/tex]

Therefore, the perimeter is 10 m to the nearest integer.

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