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  1. February 18th 2008, 07:26 AM #1
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    Square It?

    87 square it

    I don't understand the sum what is it asking me to do?

    kind Regards Scott
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    Quote Originally Posted by scott20772 View Post
    87 square it

    I don't understand the sum what is it asking me to do?

    kind Regards Scott
    we square a number by raising it to the second power. so they want you to find 87^2. that is the same as multiplying 87 by itself.

    So, 87^2 = 87 \cdot 87 = \cdots ?
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