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Because the equation of the area of a rectangle is

Area=length*width

When you multiply length by width, you are not only multiplying the numerical values, you are also multiplying the labels. A label multiplied by itself becomes squared, just like numbers multiplied by themselves.

For example, the length of the rectangle could be 3 centimeters (cm) and the width could be 2 cm. To find the area, plug these into the equation:

Area=3cm*2cm

Area=(3*2)(cm*cm)

Area=6 cm squared

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