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Why do you think squared and cubed are used to indicate the second and third power?
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Because the area of a square is numerically equal to the square of the length of its sides and the volume of a cube is numerically equal to the cube of the length of its sides.
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What is the name for a number to the second power?
squared as in square units and to the third power it would be cubed as in cubed units
What is Four to the third power minus three to the second power?
4 cubed is 64, 3 squared is 9, so 55.
what is the verbal expression of 3b to the second power plus 2a to the 3rd power?
The verbal expression of 3b to the second power plus 2a to the 3rd power is "three b squared plus two a cubed."
How do you simplify open parenthesis x squared times y squared close parenthesis to the cube plus open parenthesis x cubed times y cubed close parenthesis to the second power?
(x2y2)3 + (x3y3)2 = 2x6y6.
To what power is squared?
X2 A number to the second power is squared.
What is the name for a number to the second power?
squared as in square units and to the third power it would be cubed as in cubed units
What is one to the second power?
One, because no matter what, 1 squared, cubed... will ALWAYS be one!
Is volume cubed or squared?
Cubed; Area is squared. Short version: No, squared is to the second power, cubed to the third. Long version: No- squared is X2 , or x times x. Cubed is X3, or x times x times x. For example: Squared: 22= 2x2= 4 Cubed: 23= 2x2x2= 8 So any 3-D object has to be X3. Area, which is 2-D, is squared.
What is Four to the third power minus three to the second power?
4 cubed is 64, 3 squared is 9, so 55.
What is 2y squared times y cubed?
2y squared * y cubed= 2y^5 (2y to the fifth power)
Why do you think squared and cubed are used to indicate the secound and third power?
How many dimensions does a square have? 2. How many dimensions does a cube have? 3. Congrats.
What is the difference between 3 squared and 3 cubed?
3 squared is 3 to the 2nd power, or 3 multiplied by 33 squared=3x3=93 cubed is 3 to the 3rd power or 3 multiplied by 3 multiplied by 33 cubed=3x3x3=27
what is the verbal expression of 3b to the second power plus 2a to the 3rd power?
The verbal expression of 3b to the second power plus 2a to the 3rd power is "three b squared plus two a cubed."
How do you simplify open parenthesis x squared times y squared close parenthesis to the cube plus open parenthesis x cubed times y cubed close parenthesis to the second power?
(x2y2)3 + (x3y3)2 = 2x6y6.
Is three squared to the second power?
Three squared to the second power is 81.
Why is perimeter squared?
area comes out with squared units of measurement, volume with cubed, perimeter stays to the power of 1.
If there is a fourth dimension then why is there no name for the fourth power?
If a number raised to the second power is squared and raised to the third power is cubed, I'm going to take a guess and say that a number raised to the fourth power is tesseracted.
