Question

The area of a square is 49 cm”. What
is the perimeter, in cm, of the square?

Answer 1

Since the area of a square is found by multiplying length and width. That being said, the answer is 7 cm.

Answer 2

Explanation:

A square with an area of 49 square inches has a perimeter of 28 inches. According to About.com, the formula for the area of a square is length times width. Since a square has equal sides, the equivalent formula is a side squared. The square root of 49, or 7 inches, is then the length of one side.