Find the area of a square that is 1/2 yd on a side.
Accepted Solution
A:
Answer: " [tex] \frac{1}{4} [/tex] yd² " .
______________________________________________________ The area of the square is: " [tex] \frac{1}{4} [/tex] yd² " .
or; write as: " 0.25 yd² " . ______________________________________________________ Explanation: ______________________________________________________ A "square", by definition, is a quadrilateral and a rectangle, with 4 (four) equal sides and 4 (four) equal angles.
The formula for the area of a square is:
" A = s² " ;
in which: " A = area of the square" ;
(in " square units "; in our case, " square yards " ; or, write as: " yd² " . ______________________________________________________ " s = side length = " 1/2 yd " ; {given} . ______________________________________________________ To find the "Area, "A" ; of the square, which is what the question asks:
→ We plug in the given / known values into the formula, & solve: