Calculate the Area of a Square with Side Length 5

Look at the square below:

555

What is the area of the square equivalent to?

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00:03 Let's find the area of this square.
00:07 We use the formula: area equals side times side. That's side, squared.
00:15 Next, we'll substitute the value of the side, and then solve for the area.
00:27 And there you have it! That's how to find the area of a square.

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Understand the problem

Look at the square below:

555

What is the area of the square equivalent to?

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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

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Final Answer

25 25

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111111

What is the area of the square?

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