20. A square is cut in half. The two resulting squares each have an area of
Final Answer: The length of each side of the original square is
Step 1 :The area of a square is given by the formula
Step 2 :If the two resulting squares each have an area of
Step 3 :Since the original square was cut in half to create these two squares, the side length of the original square is twice the side length of one of the resulting squares.
Step 4 :Calculate the side length of the original square:
Step 5 :Final Answer: The length of each side of the original square is