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Question
The table given below contains some measures of the square. Find the unknown values.
| Side | Perimeter | Area |
| 6 cm | ? | ? |
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Solution
Perimeter of a square = (4 × side) units
Area of a square = (side × side) unit2
s = 6 cm
Perimeter = 4 × s unit
= 4 × 6 cm
= 24 cm
P = 24 cm
Area = s × s unit2
= 6 × 6 cm2
= 36 cm2
A = 36 cm2
Completing the unknown values in the table
| Side | Perimeter | Area |
| 6 cm | 24 cm | 36 cm2 |
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