Question

What word goes in the blanks? 55 points!

The area of a square is given by s2 and the perimeter is given by 4s , where s is the side length of the square.
If the side length of a square is 4 inches, its area is BLANK square inches and its perimeter is BLANK inches.

Answer 1

A: 16 sq in. / P: 16 in.

Explanation:

As you already know, the area of a square is found by squaring the length of one side. Here, the length of one side is 4, and 4^2 is 16. The perimeter of a square is found by multiplying 4 to the length of a side. 4*4 = 16.

Answer 2

16 square inches

16 inches

Explanation:

We know the area formula is A = s² and the perimeter formula is P = 4s, where s is the side length.

Here, s = 4, so plug this value into both equations:

A = s²

A = 4² = 16 square inches

P = 4s

P = 4 * 4 = 16 inches

Both blanks are 16.