Question

Help with the area of a Square really dont understand this.

Answer 1

The sides of a square are 2^4/9 inches long. What is the area of the square?

Answer 2

I've never done "to the power" on calculating the area of a square >.< isn't all sides suppose to be equal

Answer 3

@pooja195

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

is there a picture?

Answer 6

No thats the only thing the question gives ;-; I so dont understand this

Answer 7

if you are given one side of a square has measurement a, then the area of the square is a*a or a^2

Answer 8

A screenshot of what I see http://i.imgur.com/btrB24L.png

Answer 9

CAn anyone help ;-;

Answer 10

sure

Answer 11

the answer is going to be 2^8/9 because you just have to add the exponents

Answer 12

multiply each one

Answer 13

"The sides of a square are \(2~^4÷9\) inches long. What is the area of the square?"
Is that what you meant, Kevin?

Answer 14

@Condor34 do u mean 2^4/9 not 2^8/9

Answer 15

@na1501 multiply 4/9?

Answer 16

@elsa213 no think it's a fraction

Answer 17

so what do i multiply?

Answer 18

\(2~~^4/9\) *

Answer 19

There? c:

Answer 20

=.=

Answer 21

;p

Answer 22

times ?

Answer 23

If you actually solve 2^(4/9) you get ~1.36. To find the area of a square the formula is side time side so when you multiply ~1.36 by ~1.36 you get ~1.8496 so when you solve 2^(8/9) you get ~1.851. 1.849 is similar to 1.851. Now with fractional exponents when they have the same denominator you just add them. The reason why you dont multiply the two is because it would result in a different answer.

Answer 24

It's c 2^8/9

Answer 25

thanks so much man

Answer 26

np

Answer 27

gave u a medal ^_^

Answer 28

thx