I think ten feet square is a 10'X10' box and ten squared feet would be something like 2'x5', but I'm not sure.
2007-01-12 10:18:21 · 15 answers · asked by michaelazerrad 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
About 90 sq ft. :-)
You are correct. 10'^2 is 10'x10' and 10 sq ft would have dimensions of something that multiplied out to 10, like 2'x5'.
2007-01-12 10:27:00 · answer #1 · answered by lover_of_paints_&_quarter_horses 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
10 Square Feet
2016-10-06 07:54:29 · answer #2 · answered by bloomer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ten square feet (10 sq ft) is the measurement of a certain area, not necessarily square.
For instance a rectangle with 2 sides of 5 ft and 2 sides of 2 ft would have an area of 2 x 5 = 10 sq ft
Ten feet squared means ten feet multiplied by ten feet & that equals 100 square feet (100 sq ft)
2007-01-12 10:28:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When in math we write 10 ft^2, we read that notation as "10 square feet" (like in a 2' by 5' box, for example). If one was to write (10 ft)^2, it would mean essentially the same as a 10' by 10' square.
To avoid confusion, conventionally we would not say "Ten Feet Squared," rather being clear and saying either "Ten Square Feet" (written 10 ft^2) or "A 10' by 10' square."
2007-01-12 10:26:12 · answer #4 · answered by Timothy H 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You're right. For square feet, think of floor tiles which are square and are 1 foot by 1 foot. Ten of them is 10 Square Feet.
Now think of a room which is square, and each wall is 10 feet long. This is 10 feet by 10 feet, which is 10 feet squared. It would take a hundred tiles to cover the floor.
2007-01-12 10:23:12 · answer #5 · answered by Gnomon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first one is ten square feet. The second is 100 square feet, so the difference id 90 square feet.
Think of it this way, draw a square with a one foot ruler. Each side one foo t long.
Then draw a line ten feet long, and then three more lines ten feet long so the square is ten feet on the bottom, ten feet on the side and ten feet on the top
2007-01-12 10:24:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I actually see this question differently...
"Ten Square Feet" is a measured area (two-dimensional).
"Ten Feet Squared" is a length (one-dimensional) that equals 100 feet.
(10ft)^2=100ft
Basically, the difference between the two is how they are measured (one is area, the other is length)
2007-01-12 22:45:45 · answer #7 · answered by shoebockz2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 10' x 10' box is ten feet squared (and encloses 100 sq. ft.)
A 5' x 2' box encloses 10 sq. ft.
Your hunch was correct.
2007-01-12 10:23:12 · answer #8 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 90 square feet.
2007-01-12 10:21:02 · answer #9 · answered by Yaounde A 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Ten feet square is ten by ten = 100 square feet. 10 square feet is, well ten square feet.
2007-01-12 10:26:54 · answer #10 · answered by Elizabeth Howard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋