Question

Explain how the formula for the area of a square can be derived from the formula for the area of a rectangle?

Answer 1

Please state the formula for the area of a rectangle.

Answer 2

It doesn't say. That's all the question is..... I don't know

Answer 3

Then you cannot solve this problem and all is not right with the world. How could you POSSIBLY be expected to solve this problem without any knowledge of the rectangle formula? That's just wrong.

Please review your materials. Books, notes, online lectures, or just search the internet for "Area of Rectangle Formula". Com back when you have it. 2 minutes, tops!

Answer 4

i tried looking it up lol. My online school is dumb

Answer 5

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Answer 6

That's what is shows ^

Answer 7

There you have it. What is the formula for the area of a rectangle, given the base (b) and the height (h)? It's there in the middle of the rectangle.

Answer 8

I know that, but it doesn't say any of the measurements to find the area

Answer 9

It's not asking for measurements. Why are you looking for them?

You are being asked to EXPLAIN the formulas and their relationship. That has nothing to do with one or two examples.

Answer 10

I know that. I'm not trying to find the areas. I don't know the answer and thats why I put it on here.....

Answer 11

You're not answering my questions.

Humor me. Just answer the question. Don't tell me you know or you don't know. Just answer the question.

What is the formula for the area of a rectangle, given the base (b) and the height (h)?

Answer 12

base times height. everyone knows that

Answer 13

Okay, what happens to a rectangle if we take the larger side and squeeze it down until it is the same size as what used to be the shorter side? No bulging. We're just compressing. Is it still a rectangle? Is it also something else?

Answer 14

As what used to be the shorter side? ur confusing me. but ok

Answer 15

The shorter side didn't change. It's still the same length. However, since we squeezed the longer side down to be the same length, there is no longer a shorter side at all (or a longer side). All four sides are the same length. What is this new thing we have created?

Answer 16

A square. Duh. lol

Answer 17

Okay, we have a formula for the area of a Rectangle. A = b*h

Can we theoretically squeeze this formula to tell us about a square? What if b = h = s?

Answer 18

Huh. I'm more confused about this question than I was before/

Answer 19

You turn a rectangle into a square by making b = h.
If we then just rename b and h, to s, where are we?

Answer 20

Its the same thing.

Answer 21

Like they both equal the same thing. Right?

Answer 22

Sorry, called away. It appears that you have it!!

The formulas are the same. One identifies different sides (b*h) and the other calls the two sides the same things (s*s).