Square Properties
Subject:
Geometry [1]
The perimeter of a square:
To find the perimeter of a square, just add up all the lengths of the sides:
The area of a square:
To find the area of a square, multiply the lengths of two sides together... Another way to say this is to say "square the length of a side!" Get it? Square!
The sides and angles of a square:
The sides of a square are all congruent (the same length.)
The angles of a square are all congruent (the same size and measure.)
Remember that a 90 degree angle is called a "right angle." So, a square has four right angles.
Opposite angles of a square are congruent.
Opposite sides of a square are congruent.
Opposite sides of a square are parallel.
The diagonal of a square: