A square has all sides of 7 cm. A rectangle has a length of 5 cm and a width of 5 cm. Compare their areas.
Answer (1)
To compare the areas of a square and a rectangle, we need to calculate the area of each shape separately and then compare the results.
Square:
A square has all four sides of equal length. For this square, each side is 7 cm.
The formula for the area of a square is given by:
Area of square = side 2 = 7 × 7 = 49 cm 2
Rectangle:
A rectangle has opposite sides of equal length. This rectangle has a length of 5 cm and a width of 5 cm.
The formula for the area of a rectangle is:
Area of rectangle = length × width = 5 × 5 = 25 cm 2
Comparison:
The area of the square is 49 cm², while the area of the rectangle is 25 cm².
Therefore, the square has a larger area than the rectangle.
