Basic Geometry : How to find the area of a square
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Example Question #11 : How To Find The Area Of A Square
If a completely fenced-in square-shaped yard requires 140 feet of fence, what is the area, in square feet, of the lot?
140
70
1225
4900
35
1225
Since the yard is square in shape, we can divide the perimeter(140ft) by 4, giving us 35ft for each side. We then square 35 to give us the area, 1225 feet.
Example Question #34 : Squares
Eric has 160 feet of fence for a parking lot he manages. If he is using all of the fencing, what is the area of the lot assuming it is square?
The area of a square is equal to its length times its width, so we need to figure out how long each side of the parking lot is. Since a square has four sides we calculate each side by dividing its perimeter by four.
Each side of the square lot will use 40 feet of fence.
Example Question #12 : How To Find The Area Of A Square
A square garden has sides that are 
Use the following formula to find the area of a square:
For the given square,
Example Question #13 : How To Find The Area Of A Square
In square meters, find the area of a square that has a side length of 
Use the following formula to find the area of a square:
For the given square,
Example Question #14 : How To Find The Area Of A Square
Jennifer wants to put down carpet on her bedroom floor that is a square with side lengths of 
Use the following formula to find the area of a square:
For the given square,
Example Question #15 : How To Find The Area Of A Square
In square feet, find the area of a square that has side lengths of 
Use the following formula to find the area of a square:
For the given square,
Example Question #16 : How To Find The Area Of A Square
In square inches, find the area of a square that has side lengths of 
Use the following formula to find the area of a square:
For the given square,
Example Question #42 : Squares
In square inches, find the area of a square that has side lengths of 
Use the following formula to find the area of a square:
For the given square,
Recall that when a square root is squared you are left with the number under the square root sign. This happens because when you square a number you are multiplying it by itself. In our case this is,
From here we can use the property of multiplication and radicals to rewrite our expression as follows,
and when there are two numbers that are the same under a square root sign you bring out one and the other number and square root sign go away.
Example Question #43 : Squares
Find the area of a square that has side lengths of 
Use the following formula to find the area of a square:
For the given square,
When multiplying decimals together first move the decimal over so that the number is a whole integer.
Now we multiple the integers together.
From here, we need to move the decimal place back. In this particular problem we moved the decimal over one time for each number for a total of two decimal places.
Therefore our answer becomes,
Example Question #18 : How To Find The Area Of A Square
In square units, find the area of a square that has side lengths of 
Use the following formula to find the area of a square:
For the given square,
When squarring a fraction we need to square both the numerator and the denominator.
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