Question

The state of wyoming has roughly the shape of a rectangle that is 3.6 x 102 miles long and 2.8 x 102 miles high. what is the approximate area of wyoming? hint: the area of a rectangle is product of its length and width.

Answer 1

Answer: The area of wyoming is $A=1.008\times 10^{5}\, miles^{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

The shape of wyoming is rectangular with length , $L=3.6\times 10^{2}\, miles$

and height , $H=2.8\times 10^{2}\, miles$

Area of rectangle , $A=L\times W$

=> $A=(3.6\times 10^{2})\times (2.8\times 10^{2})\, miles^{2}$

=>$A=1.008\times 10^{5}\, miles^{2}$

Thus the area of wyoming is $A=1.008\times 10^{5}\, miles^{2}$

Answer 2

Assuming a regularly shaped rectangle, the formula for the area is given as:

A = L * W

where L and W are the length and width respectively

A = 3.6 x 10^2 miles * 2.8 x 10^2 miles

A = 100,800 square miles

or

A = 10.08 x 10^2 miles