ACT Math : How to find the area of a square

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ACT Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : How To Find The Area Of A Square

Find the area of a square with side length 5.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve, simply use the formula for the area of a square given side length s. Thus,

Example Question #155 : How To Find The Area Of A Square

Square

A square is circumscribed on a circle with a 6 inch radius. What is the area of the square, in square inches?

Possible Answers:

24

144

48

36

Correct answer:

144

Explanation:

We know that the radius of the circle is also half the length of the side of the square; therefore, we also know that the length of each side of the square is 12 inches.

Square

We need to square this number to find the area of the square.

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