Question 984262: Confused on what squaring and area mean exactly. Why, for instance why someone says a square mile and square foot this is always the same size on all four sides. Why does squaring a number give a square in terms of area/perimeter. Like if a square is 3 on all four sides that's an area of 9 and a perimeter of 12 why does 3^2 do this. Why does squaring give the correct answer. This is the height and length? I am so confused
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Squaring is to push one dimension across another at a right angle. One dimension alone is linear. Crossing a measure in one dimension across another measure at right angle covers a surface, called AREA.
A square shape is the most humanly convenient way to make reference to amount of surface.
Perimeter is still a linear concept. Perimeter is not area; a perimeter encloses an area but is still a measure of length.
Height, length, breadth, depth -------- are just different ways to label linear dimensions as a way to discuss the measures of a situation and not confuse one measure with another measure in the given situation.
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