Wyoming is an approximately square-shaped state. The area of Wyoming is 97,818 square miles. To the nearest mile, how long is one side of Wyoming?
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The formula for area of a square is Area = side^2.You are given the area, so now you have 97,818 = Side^2.To find Side, take the square root of both sides: Side = β97818Side = 312.76 miles. Rounded to the nearest mile is 313 miles.