In determining the area of a square, one need only figure
out the length of one side to fulfill the conditions of the formula, which is width
times height.
By definition, a square consists of four
equal sides. This would mean that the formula for the area of a square consists of
"squaring" the sides. If one side is five, then the other side, by definition, also has
to be five.
In this light, take the 5 units and then
"square" it, meaning to raise it to the second power. This results in 5 ^2. This
equals 25.
Therefore, the area of this square would be 25
total units.
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