Question

A square has a perimeter of 48 cm 48 cm48 cm. What is the length of one side of the square?

Answer 1

Given that the perimeter of the square is 48 cm.

We need to determine the length of one side of the square.

Length of the square:

The length of one side of the square can be determined using the perimeter formula.

The formula is given by,

`P=4a`

Substituting
`P=48` in the above formula, we get;

`48=4a`

Dividing both sides of the equation by 4, we have;

`12=a`

Thus, the value of a is 12 cm.

Hence, the length of the one side of the square is 12 cm.