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How to Calculate Centimeters Squared From Centimeters

A centimeter is a metric unit of distance and length. It is the equivalent of 0.01 meters. The surface area of an object is expressed in square units and is dependent on the shape of the object.The surface is expressed in centimeters squared if the base unit used for the surface area calculation is in centimeters. The surface area calculations for circles, rectangles and triangles can be used as a base for most surface area calculations.

Instructions

- 1
  Calculate the surface area of a rectangle, parallelogram or square by multiplying the base in centimeters by the height in centimeters to get the final value in centimeters squared.
- 2
  Calculate the surface area of a circle in centimeters squared with the formula:
  
  pi*r^2, where r is the radius of the circle in centimeters.
- 3
  Calculate the area of a triangle in centimeters squared with the formula:
  
  1/2*b*h, where b is the base of the triangle in centimeters and h is the height of the triangle in centimeters.

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