Question

P= 3in a) find the length of each side of the square b) find the area of the square

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

what does P mean ?

I assume it is perimeter ?

what is the perimeter of a square ?

come on, there is practically nothing in math that is easier to solve.

a square has 4 equal sides.

so, to go one time around the whole square, we have to go along every one of its 4 sides (which are all of equal length).

so, when I get the perimeter number, I know this is the result of all 4 sides added together.

and how can we express having 4 times the same number ? exactly how we say it in English : 4 times the number.

therefore

P = 4 × side length

and from there we can immediately deduct

side length = P / 4 = 3/4 in

now we know how long the sides of the square are.

what is the area of the square ?

like for any rectangle the area is length×width. just that length=width, so that we end up with length×length = length².

therefore, the area is

3/4 × 3/4 = (3/4)² = 9/16 in²

this is important : a length is measured e.g. in inches (in). an area is then measured in square-inches = in²