Question

The area of a square is given by and the perimeter is given by , where s is the side length of the square. If the side length of a square is 4 inches, its area is square inches and its perimeter is inches.

Answer 1

Area is 16 in^2
perimeter is also 16 inches

Answer 2

The area of a square is always:

A=s^2 where s=side length, in this case:

A=4^2=16 in^2

The perimeter of a square is always:

P=4s, in this case:

P=4*4=16 in