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If the area of the square is 9 cm, what is the volume of the cube?

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Take the square root of 9 and cube it. The answer will be expressed in cm³.

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What is the formula to calculate the area of an isosceles triangle that has a base and equal sides?

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Multiply the length of the base of the triangle by 0.5, and then multiply the length from the base to the highest point of the triangle. A = 0.5 x b x h.

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A square is 1 cm by 1 cm; what is the area?

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Multiply 1 cm by 1 cm: the area is 1 square cm.

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The area of a triangle is 210 m2. If the height is 20m, how long is the base?

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The base equals twice the area divided by the height: 2 x 210 ÷ 20 = 420 ÷ 20 = 21 m.

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How do I calculate the area of a circle with a 100-meter circumference?

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Divide the circumference by pi: that's the diameter. Divide by 2: that's the radius. Square the radius, and multiply by pi: that's the area.

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If the area of a square is 81cm, what is the length of one side?

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Since each side of a square equals the square root of the area, each side is 9 cm.

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If the length is 55.5 m, what is the area of square?

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The answer to the problem is 222. You multiply 55.5 by 4, since there are 4 sides.

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How do I find the area of a square whose side measures (5x - 4)?

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As with any square, you square the side to get the area.

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How do I find the area if the perimeter of a square is 8cm?

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Since all four sides are equal, each side is 2 cm. Therefore the area is 2 x 2 = 4 cm².

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How do I figure the area of square if the diagonal is 8 cm?

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The area of a square is equal to one-half the square of the diagonal.

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How do I calculate the area of an irregularly-shaped square?

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A "square" is never irregularly shaped. If you're asking about an irregular quadrilateral (not a rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus or trapezoid/trapezium), there is no formula available. You would have to know some dimensions and/or angles, subdivide the quadrilateral into two or more sections of triangular or rectilinear shape, then calculate each section's area and add them together.

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How can I find the volume of pyramid with square base and equilateral triangle?

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You would need to know the length of the sides of the base and also the height of the pyramid. Then square a side to find the area of the base. Then multiply the base area by the height and divide by 3.

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Calculate the area of a square with the length of 20cm

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Remember that the area of a square can be calculated by using its length. The formula for this is: Area = Length x Length. Therefore, 20cm x 20cm = 400cm squared.

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Does a square have a length, width or height?

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A square's "length" is the same thing as its "width." Together they are known as its "sides." There is no "height."

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How are you meant to find out the area of a square if one side is 8cm?

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(8 cm)(8 cm) = 64 square centimeters.

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What is the area of a square with sides measuring 7.2cm?

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Since the area of a square is one of the sides squared, you'd square the length of one of your sides (7.2cm), receiving 51.84 cm^2 (square centimeters) which is your answer.

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What is a square's area whose side is 150?

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150 x 150 (or 150^2) is equal to 2250, so that's your final answer in square units so this is your final answer. The area of a square is equal to one of the sides squared.

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What is the area of a square measuring 3 1/2 on a side?

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(3 1/2)(3 1/2) = (7/2)(7/2) = 49/4 = 12 1/4 square units.

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Calculate perimeter of square which is 8cm

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If every side is 8 centimeters long, multiply 8 by 4 = 32 cm.

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Find the area of square a. Side=5cm, side=9m, side=4cm.

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Assuming you're referring to three different squares, their respective areas are 5² = 25 sq cm; 9² = 81 sq m; and 4² = 16 sq cm.

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What is the area of a square whose sides are 6 2/3cm long?

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(6 2/3)(6 2/3) = (20/3)(20/3) = 400/9 = 44 4/9 square centimeters.

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How do I find the area of a square with a base of 3.5?

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Base and height of a square are the same thing, because all sides of the square are equal. To find the area with a base of 3.5, you multiply A= 3.5 x 3.5 to give you the area 12.3.

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If the area of the square is 36, what is the length of a side?

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The answer would be 6. Area=Base x Height: 36=6 x 6. All sides of the square are equal.

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How do I determine the area of square whose side is 1 meter and 6 decimeters long?

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You would square 1.6m (160 cm), which would be an area of 2.56 square metres.

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How do I find the perimeter of a square?

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Multiply the length of one side by 4.

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How do I find the area of a T-shaped stage?

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Divide the "T" into two rectangles. Find the area of each rectangle, and add them together.

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How do I calculate the area of circles?

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Square the radius and multiply by pi.

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How do I find the area of the floor of a square room?

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Square the length of one side and the result is your answer. Be sure to square the units also.

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