A = a^2.....where " a " is the length of one side
A = 79
79 = a^2...take sqrt of both sides, eliminating the ^2
sqrt 79 = a
8.89 = a
so the length of one side is approximately 8.89 ft <==
I think 1 is -540 and 2 is -290
Answer: Bajo del Gualicho has a higher elevation than Lago Enriquillo.
Step-by-step explanation:
Since in this case the "elevations" are negative because are under sea level, we can call it depth.
In this sense, we are given the "elevations" or depths of two places:
Bajo del Gualicho: -72 m
Lago Enriquillo: -46 m
Keeping in mind we are actually talking about the depth of this places, we can say Bajo del Gualicho is deeper than Lago Enriquillo, and this is best expressed with the following inequality:
Where 
represents Bajo del Gualicho and 
represents Lago Enriquillo.
The rule for quotients of similar bases with different exponents is:
(a^c)/(a^b)=a^(c-b) in this case:
15^18/(15^3)=15^15
"Understand the problem" might rightly consist of
• Perform this step first
• Identify what you are being asked to solve or find.
• Identify the important words or numbers in the problem
• Identify any instructions that you are supposed to follow
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One of my professors always insisted we start the solution of any problem by writing down what was Given, and what we had to Find, using those headers for the sections of the paper we turned in. Only after those were listed were we allowed to write the Solution. Solution papers that didn't have that format were tossed in the trash, and no credit was given. Harsh, but effective.
