Question

The state of wyoming has roughly the shape of a rectangle that is 3.6 x 102 miles long and 2.8 x 102 miles high. what is the approximate area of wyoming? hint: the area of a rectangle is product of its length and width.

Answer 1

Answer: The area of wyoming is
`A=1.008* 10^(5)\, miles^(2)`

Explanation:

The shape of wyoming is rectangular with length ,
`L=3.6* 10^(2)\, miles`

and height ,
`H=2.8* 10^(2)\, miles`

Area of rectangle ,
`A=L* W`

=>
`A=(3.6* 10^(2))* (2.8* 10^(2))\, miles^(2)`

=>
`A=1.008* 10^(5)\, miles^(2)`

Thus the area of wyoming is
`A=1.008* 10^(5)\, miles^(2)`

Answer 2

Assuming a regularly shaped rectangle, the formula for the area is given as:

A = L * W

where L and W are the length and width respectively

A = 3.6 x 10^2 miles * 2.8 x 10^2 miles

A = 100,800 square miles

or

A = 10.08 x 10^2 miles