Calculate the Area of a Square with Side Length 5

Question

Look at the square below:

555

What is the area of the square equivalent to?

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find the area of the square
00:03 We will use the formula to calculate the area of a square (side squared)
00:12 We will substitute appropriate values and solve to find the area
00:24 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

The area of a square is equal to the square of its side length.

In other words:

S=a2 S=a^2

Since in the diagram we are given one side of the square, and in a square all sides are equal to each other, we will solve for the area of the square as follows:

S=52=25 S=5^2=25

Answer

25 25