To find the length of one side of a square when you know its area, you can use the formula for area:
Area = side × side
Given that the area of the square is 100 square centimeters, you can set up the equation:
100 = side × side
This can also be written as:
side² = 100
To solve for the length of one side, you take the square root of both sides:
side = √100
Calculating the square root of 100 gives you:
side = 10
Therefore, the length of one side of the square is 10 centimeters.