aiden knows the length of only one side of his garden. He says he will be able to find the area knowing only one side. Explain how this can be true.

If there's only one side then Aiden should multiple it...? But if so, how many times 2, 3, 4...?

If the garden is a square, he just needs to square the side he knows.

Thank you! Got it... I went in circles on this one trying to help my lil one...

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Aiden can find the area of his garden, even if he knows the length of only one side, by utilizing the concept of a square. Let me explain how this can be done.

If Aiden knows the length of one side of his garden, let's call it "s," and assumes that all four sides of his garden are of equal length, then he can conclude that his garden is in the form of a square. In a square, all four sides are equal.

To find the area of a square, we multiply the length of one side by itself. So, the formula to find the area of a square is A = s^2, where A represents the area and s represents the length of one side.

In Aiden's case, he only knows the length of one side. Therefore, he can simply square the length of that side to find the area of his garden. He doesn't need to know the lengths of the other sides since they are assumed to be equal in a square.

For example, if Aiden's known side length is 5 meters, he can calculate the area as follows:

A = 5^2 = 5 x 5 = 25 square meters.

Hence, by squaring the length of the known side, Aiden can determine the area of his garden, even without knowing the lengths of the other sides.