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Why is raising the number to the second power called squaring the number?
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∙ 2012-01-02 02:14:37
That's because you are multiplying it by itself. So "two, squared' means the same as 'two times two', and 'three, squared' means the same as 'three times three'.
Multiplying a number by itself is exactly the same process of finding the area of a square who's dimensions are the number in question. Therefore multiplying a number by itself is known as squaring. For the same reason of raising a number to the third power is known as cubing. (Because its the same process you would use to find the volume of a cube.)
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∙ 2012-01-02 02:14:37
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What is it called when raising a number to the second power?
Taking a number to the second power is known as "squaring" the number.
To multiply a number by its self?
That is also called "squaring the number", or "raising the number to the second power".
Raising a number to the second power?
Raising a number to the second power means you are squaring the number, multiplying it by itself. 2 squared= 2*2=4 3 squared=3*3=9
What does raising a number to the second power mean?
multiply the number by itselfRaising a number to the second power means you are squaring the number, multiplying it by itself. 2 squared= 2*2=43 squared=3*3=9
Why is it that when you double a number to the second power it is called squaring?
This is related to the calculation of the area of a square: area = side x side = side2.
How are numbers squared?
squaring a number is taking it to the second power, initialy just multiplying it by its self.
Raising a number to a second power?
Is basically doubling the number. For example 2 to the second power is 4.
What is the square root of 68 to the power of 2?
The square root is nearly the inverse operation of squaring or raising to the second power. Nearly but not quite! So sqrt(682) = ±68
What is 7 to the 2 power?
49."To the second power" means that the number is multiplied by itself once.We also refer to this as "squaring" or that a number has been "squared".7 * 7 = 49.
What is the second book of Raising Dragons by Bryan Davis?
It's called The Candlestone!
How do you write 20 squared?
To write powers of a number you write the number, followed by the number of the power in superscript. For example, a number to the second power is x2, a number to the third power is x3 and so on. Squaring is taking a number to the second power. Thus 20 squared is 202, which equals 400.
What is a perfect square number?
Multiplying a number by its self is called squaring a number When using exponents, the second power of a whole number is called a perfect square too, For example, write 4 squared = 16, 7 squared = 49, and 265 = 70, 225 are all perfect squares.
