The square tile shown has a side length of 10.5 inches. What power can you write to represent the area of the tile? Write the power as an expression with a base and an exponent, and then find the area of the square.

1 Answer
Feb 7, 2018

Power of 2, 10.5^2, 110.25 square inches.

Explanation:

Area of a square:
A=s^2
As you can see, you square the side length to get the area, or raise it to the power of 2. The side length is 10.5, so you can write the area as 10.5^2. 10.5^2 = 110.25, so the area is 110.25 square inches.