Question

The sides of a square are 5^2/5 inches long. What is the area of the square?

Answer 1

Answer: 29.16 inches square

Step-by-step explanation:

5 2/5 times by 5 2/5 = 29.16 inches square

Answer 2

the sides of a square are 5^2/5 inches long.

Side of the square is given in exponential form

Side of the square = $5^{\frac{2}{5}}$

Area of the square = side * side

We multiply the side twice to get the area

Area of the square = $5^{\frac{2}{5}}* 5^{\frac{2}{5}}$

When the exponents have same base and they are in multiplication then we add the exponents

$5^{\frac{2}{5}}* 5^{\frac{2}{5}}$=  $5^{\frac{2}{5}+\frac{2}{5}}$

=  $5^{\frac{4}{5}}$

Area of the square = $5^{\frac{4}{5}}$