What is the difference between square meters and meters square?

Answer 1

'10 square meters' is an area that could be a rectangle 1 m X 10 m or 2 m X 5 m, a triangle with a base of 10 m and height of 2 m, a circle with a radius equal to the square root of 10 / pi, or any other shape with that area. A '10 meter square' defines a shape that has four right angles and four sides each 10 m long and an area of 100 square meters.