Loading...

Lesson: Geometry - 28

Areas Of Rectangles And Squares

[Page 28 of 30]

The area of a square can be found by multiplying the base times itself. This is similar to the area of a rectangle but the base is the same length as the height. If a square has a base of length 6 inches its area is 6 × 6 = 36 square inches.

When we're talking about rectangles, we often call the base the length, and we call the height the width. Since the base and height for squares are equal, we often simply refer to them as the sides of the square.

The area of rectangle WXYZ is its length times its width, so in the example above the area is 12 &time; 20 = 240.

The area of square ABCD is the length of its side squared, so in the example above the area is 7 &time; 7 = 49.

v>

Next to display next topic in the chapter.

Test Prep Lessons With Video Lessons and Explained MCQ

Large number of solved practice MCQ with explanations. Video Lessons and 10 Fully explained Grand/Full Tests.

More for You
All in this Category

You may be interested in

Colleges in cities of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa

Comprehensive lists of colleges in ...

Colleges in cities of Punjab

Comprehensive lists of colleges in ...

Compititive Exam Preparation Books

A list of Books for Compititive Exa ...

Foreign Jobs

Jobs in many countries. opportuniti ...

GRE Chemistry

Complete review of GRE Chemistry wi ...

Punjab Public Service Competitive Examination

Learn all about Punjab Public Servi ...

Medical Sciences MBBS and BDS

Admission in Medical Sciences MBBS ...

BZU - Bahauddin Zakariya University

BZU is a big university in Multan ( ...