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The unit of area "one square meter" or "one square foot" is DEFINED as the area of a square with sides of length 1 meter or 1 foot. This works for any unit of distance measurement. So we start with this definition. It follows that a square with sides of length n when n is an integer has area n2 square units because it can be divided into n*n= n2 small squares one unit on a side. For the area of a square with sides of fractional length, we can use a proof that calls upon similar polygons. This proves the area exists, it does NOT prove it is unique. To prove that, assume it is not uniqe and arrive at a contradiction.
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The long but fool-proof way is to find the complete prime factorisation of the number. Then group all the factors into pairs, rejecting any that cannot be paired. The product of the numbers that are left is the largest square factor.
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