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Area of a Square or a Rectangle
Area of a plane figure is the measure of space inside the figure and is two dimensional.
It is measured in square units like square inches, square feet, square centimeters or square meters.

Formula
If the side of a square is s, the area of the square is given by s2

Formula
If the length and width of a rectangle are l and w, then its area
= l × w
If the side of a square is 5 m, find the area of the square
Solution
Step 1:
The side of the square = 5 m
Step 2:
Then area of the square
(5m)2 = 25 m2
If the length and width of a rectangle are 8 cm and 4 cm, then find its area.
Solution
Step 1:
The length = 8 cm and the width = 4 cm of the rectangle.
Step 2:
Then its area
= 8 × 4 = 32 square cm
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