SOLUTION: if the perimeter of a square is 52 cm, then its area is?

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Question 826021: if the perimeter of a square is 52 cm, then its area is?

Answer by sarcasticpie(12)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello :)
In a square, all the sides are equal, so the perimeter is basically 4 times a side. That being said:

P = 4L
52 = 4L
=
L = 13 cm

Area = L * L
= 13 cm * 13 cm
= 169 square centimeters

All the best :) x

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