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Square Area Formula

To find the area of a square, you only need to know the length of one side. Just multiply the side by itself.

Using the Side Length

The area of a square is found by squaring the length of its side. The image shows two equivalent ways to write the same formula:

Square area formula: A = l²
Aarea of the square llength of one side

Both representations are equivalent and give the same result.

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