The area is measurement of the surface of a shape. To find the area of a rectangle or a square you need to multiply the length and the width of a rectangle or a square. Area, A, is x times y.

Is area measured or calculated?

The word 'area' means a vacant surface. The area of a shape is calculated with the help of its length and width. Length is unidimensional and measured in units such as feet (ft), yards (yd), inches (in), etc. However, the area of a shape is a two-dimensional quantity.

How do you write area in math?

Area is measured in square units such as square inches, square feet or square meters. To find the area of a rectangle, multiply the length by the width. The formula is: A = L * W where A is the area, L is the length, W is the width, and * means multiply.