Question

Writing  Use pencil and paper. Explain how the formula for the area of a rectangle gives the formula for the area of a square. Then find the area of the square.
26 cm
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Part 1
The area of the square is
  
enter your response here cm squared .

Answer 1

Area of a rectangle = length × width. For a square the length and width are equal (call each side s), so area = s × s = s².

Here s = 26 cm, so area = 26² = 26 × 26 = 676 cm².