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Q: Why is a number raised to the second power called squared?
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What is a number raised to the second power?

A number raised to the second power is a number times itself. This can also be stated as a number squared.


What does 7 raised to the second power mean?

7 raised to the second power is the same way as saying "seven squared". Seven squared is equal to 49.


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.


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 is the symbol of squared?

squared is simply written as a constant raised to the second power. For example, 3 to the second power=9. The way to write the power, or exponent, is by writing a superscript (small number in the uppper righthand corner of the number or variable) number 2.


What is the power of a square?

If you're talking about mathematics, then any number that is squared is a number that is multiplied by itself, or in other words, raised to second power. For example: 6 squared is the same as 6 times 6 and the same as 6 to the second power or 6 to the power of 2 (6^2).


To what power is squared?

X2 A number to the second power is squared.


When you multiply a number by itself you raise the number to the second-?

It is raised to the second power


What is ment by a number squared or the second power?

It means to multiply that number by that number.


When you multiply a number by itself you raise the number to the second?

Yes the number is raised to the second power


Why is a cube number called a cube number?

To calculate the volume of a cube, you use the third power of the length, so for example, if the length of an edge of a cube is 3" then the volume is 3x3x3 = 27 cubic inches. As a result, any time a number is raised to the third power, we can call it cubed, much as raising it to the second power is that number squared.


What is a number being multiplied by itself in powers?

That number is to the second power, or squared.