document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=824165>Question 824165</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Why area of rectangle or square is lengths times widths?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #496387 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=496387\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Because area depends on length in two directions.  A square is one of the simplest of these.  The lengths to be used are at right-angle to each other. </SPAN>\n" );
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