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Oksi-84 [34.3K]
3 years ago
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Why do we say that a number is squared when raised to the power of 2

Mathematics
2 answers:
wolverine [178]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Thus, we say that x2 is "x raised to the power of two" or equivalently "x squared" (which is x mulitplied by itself). ... The number represented here as x is called the base, and n is called the power or exponent.

yawa3891 [41]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

We say that it is squared because we are multiplying that number twice. A square has two sides, therefore we are squaring the number.

I hope this helps. Please mark me Branliest if It did! Thank you and have a nice day!

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