Find the area of the figure.
-A square with a perimeter of 112 in.
A) $784 \mathrm { in } ^ { 2 }$
B) $196 \mathrm { in. } ^ { 2 }$
C) 56 in. $^ { 2 }$
D) 1568 in. $^ { 2 }$

Question

Find the area of the figure.
-A square with a perimeter of 112 in. 
A) $784 \mathrm { in } ^ { 2 }$
B) $196 \mathrm { in. } ^ { 2 }$
C) 56 in.  $^ { 2 }$
D) 1568 in. $^ { 2 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The perimeter of a square is given by $4 \times \text{side length}$. Given a perimeter of 112 in, the side length is $112 \div 4 = 28$ in. The area of a square is given by $\text{side length}^2$, so $28^2 = 784$ in$^2$.

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