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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is 72cm squared equals how many meters

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You mean how many square-meters?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im not sure the question is posted as 72 cm\[72cm ^{2}=_____m ^{2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it did not show my equation that i typed how do i make it show my eqauation?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok it did show my equation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes 72^2 cm^2 = __ m^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You need to convert from square cm to square cm, so you have to square the 72 as well.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

There are 100 cm in a m, so there are 100^2 square-centimeters in a square-meter

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry still lost

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is 72^2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

36

OpenStudy (anonymous):

^ is not division, it is exponent. \[72^2 = 5184\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

To square means to multiply by itself: |dw:1347298158939:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1347298225678:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A meter is 100 cm, so a square meter looks like this:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1347298316278:dw|

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