SOLUTION: How do you find the area of a square if its perimeter is 40m?

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Question 443741: How do you find the area of a square if its perimeter is 40m?
Answer by swincher4391(1107) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you have a square with perimeter 40m, remember that each side of a square is the same, by definition. Then each side is 40m/4 = 10m. So s+=+10m.
Now the area of a square is s%5E2+=+10%5E2+=+100m%5E2