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A square is a a special [[quadrilateral]] in that it is regular. A square has four equal sides and four equal angles, each angle measuring 90 degrees.
A square is a a special [[quadrilateral]] in that it is regular. A square has four equal sides and four equal angles, each angle measuring 90 degrees.


== Area ==
=== Area ===
The [[area]] of a square can be found by squaring the square's side length - <math> A = s^2 </math>.
The [[area]] of a square can be found by squaring the square's side length - <math> A = s^2 </math>.


== Perimeter ==
=== Perimeter ===
The [[perimeter]] of square can be found by multiplying the square's side length by four - <math> P = 4s </math>.
The [[perimeter]] of square can be found by multiplying the square's side length by four - <math> P = 4s </math>.
=== Diagonal ===
The [[Diagonal]] of a square is obtained by the Pythagorean theorem. <math>D=\sqrt{s^2+s^2}=s\sqrt{2}</math>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Revision as of 21:31, 19 June 2006

A Square

A square is a a special quadrilateral in that it is regular. A square has four equal sides and four equal angles, each angle measuring 90 degrees.

Area

The area of a square can be found by squaring the square's side length - $A = s^2$.

Perimeter

The perimeter of square can be found by multiplying the square's side length by four - $P = 4s$.

Diagonal

The Diagonal of a square is obtained by the Pythagorean theorem. $D=\sqrt{s^2+s^2}=s\sqrt{2}$

See Also