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1) (3 inches)(5 inches) = (3 in)(5 in) = 3 * 5 * in * in = 15 * in * in = " 15 in² " .
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2) (5 feet)(2 feet) = (5 ft)(2ft) = 5 * 2 * ft * ft = 10 * ft * ft = " 10 ft² " .
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