Square: Error Analysis & Misconceptions

Mathematics
Year 9
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet focusing on understanding, identifying errors, and misconceptions related to squares. Includes procedural practice, reasoning, real-world applications, and challenge questions for Year 9 students.

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Square: Error Analysis & Misconceptions

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate the perimeter of a square with side length 7 cm.
[2 marks]
2.
What is the area of a square that has a diagonal length of 10√2 cm?
[3 marks]
3.
Construct a square with a side length of 6 cm on the grid. Calculate its area.
[3 marks]
4.
Identify the incorrect statement about squares: A) All sides are equal. B) Opposite angles are supplementary. C) Diagonals bisect each other at right angles. D) All angles are 90°.
[1 mark]
5.
A square has a perimeter of 48 cm. What is the length of one side? Show your working.
[3 marks]
6.
Explain why a rectangle with all sides equal is a square. Include at least two properties that confirm this.
[4 marks]
7.
A garden is shaped like a square with a side length of 15 meters. If a path runs along the perimeter, how many meters of fencing are needed? Show your working.
[3 marks]
8.
If the diagonals of a square are each 12 cm long, what is the length of each side? Show your working.
[3 marks]
9.
A student claims that all squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares. Is this statement correct? Justify your answer.
[4 marks]
10.
A square's side length is increased by 4 cm, making the new square's perimeter 48 cm. Find the original side length and explain your steps.
[4 marks]
11.
Identify and correct the mistake in this statement: "A square has four sides, all of which are equal, and its diagonals bisect each other at right angles, but the diagonals are always longer than the sides."
[4 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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1/1/2026
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