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A side of a square is Eight raised to the three halves power inches. Using the area formula A = s2, determine the area of the square

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Answer:

512 square inches

Explanation:

Eight raised to the three halves power is
8^{(3)/(2)}, which is another way of writing
√(8^3). Since the area of a square is
s^2, you simply need to square the side length and get
√(8^3)\cdot√(8^3)=8^3=512 square inches. Hope this helps!

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