The area of a rectangle is the product of its length and width. When that rectangle is a square, the length and width are the same. Here, they are given as "l". Then the area of the square is ...
a = l·l = l²
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The volume of a cuboid is the product of its height and the area of its base. A cube of edge length s has a square base of side length s and a height of s. Then its volume will be ...
