Each square on Laura's chessboard is 13 square centimeters. A chessboard has 8 squares on each side. To the nearest hundredth, what is the width of Laura's chessboard?

Respuesta :

If x is width of one square, then width of board is 8x.

Area of a square = x^2 = 13
[tex]x = \sqrt{13}[/tex]

[tex]8x = 8\sqrt{13}[/tex]

Answer:
[tex]8\sqrt{13} cm[/tex]