Question

A square barn has sides that are 6 meters long. What is the barn’s area?

Answer 1

36

Explanation:

area=length x width

6x6=36

Answer 2

Given:

The side length of the square barn, a=6 m.

The area of the square barn can be calculated as,

`\begin{gathered} A=a^2 \\ A=6^2 \\ A=36m^2 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the area of the square barn is 36 sq.m.