Question

A 5cm by 6cm rectangle is cut to make a square what is the area of the square

Answer 1

To make a square from a rectangle, we need to cut off a piece from either the length or the width of the rectangle. In this case, we can cut a square piece with a length of 5cm from the longer side of the rectangle, leaving us with a smaller rectangle with dimensions 5cm by 1cm.

To make a square from this smaller rectangle, we need to cut off a piece from the width of the rectangle. We can cut a square piece with a length of 1cm from the shorter side of the rectangle, leaving us with a square with a side length of 1cm.

Therefore, the area of the square is 1cm x 1cm = 1 square cm.

Answer 2

25
`cm^(2)`

Explanation:

If we cut the rectangle to make it 5 cm by 5 cm, it is a square.

a =
`s^(2) \\`

a =
`5^(2)`

a = 25

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