Hi!
Two questions:
1) When you say a room is ten meters square, does it mean it's 10x10, or 10m^2?
2) What does it mean when you say a room is about 8 meters to a side?
2006-10-25 19:56:48 · 5 answers · asked by Mahyar 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The statement "a room is ten meters square" is ambiguous; I think the usual meaning of that would be that the room is 10x10, but it could also mean 10 square meters; but if someone meant the latter, they should say "square meters" not "meters square". That statement should always be clarified.
A room 8 meters on a side is a square room with each side equal to 8 meters, and a area of 64 square meters. This is not ambiguous.
2006-10-25 20:10:41 · answer #1 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This would be better posted in Science & Math.
1) YES 10m x 10m = 10 square meters
2) 8x8 = 64 square meters
2006-10-26 03:04:06 · answer #2 · answered by JA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1)It means its AREA is 10m square, so it may be for example 2x5m
2) one or two of its sides have 8 m
2006-10-26 03:06:11 · answer #3 · answered by eldridan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 It means its 10 m by 10 m
So its 100m^2
2. I think it means its 8m by 8 m so 64 m^2
2006-10-26 04:21:15 · answer #4 · answered by maggie_at0303 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The second answerer 'eldridan' is absolutely correct
2006-10-26 04:04:59 · answer #5 · answered by young_friend 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋