Area of a Square Practice

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Question 1
Given a square where the length of each side is 5cm. Find the area of this square.

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A. 25 cm2
B. 25 cm
C. 10 cm2
D. 10 cm
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Step 1
The picture below shows the square with the sides of 5cm.
a square with all sides of length 5cm

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Step 2
To calculate the area, we can start with the formula for the area of a square:
formula for the area of a square

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Step 3
Since the length of each side is given as 5cm, we can substitute r with 5. After doing so, we can calculate for A, as shown below:
Calculating the area of a square
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Step 4
Now, the calculated number 25 only has a meaning if we include the unit for it. Since the given length is in cm, the unit for area will be cm2. Hence:
A = 25 cm2
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Step 5
Clearly, the answer is A.

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