How do you find the area of a square whose perimeter is 52 cm?

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Aug 28, 2017

area #=169 " cm"^2#

Explanation:

A square has four equal sides.
So perimeter of a square #p=4a#,
where #a# is the length of any one side of the square.
Given #p=52# cm
#=> 4a=52#
#=> a=52/4=13# cm

Area of a square #A=a^2#
#=> A=13^2=169 " cm"^2#

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