Find the sum of 17 and 4 squared. I have an answer thingy and it says 33. How do you get that? Do you add 17 and 4 or square 17 or what? Thanks so much, I do pick best answer!
2007-08-02 09:17:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
The sum means addition. Raising something to a power (squaring a number) always gets done first. So it goes like this: 4 x 4 first. That's 16. They ask for the sum of this and 17, so add 16 + 17 to = 33.
17 + 4^2 = x
17 + 16 = x
17 + 16 = 33
2007-08-02 09:22:55 · answer #1 · answered by swimeveryday 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 squared is 16 +17 =33
2007-08-02 09:21:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesnt say to square 17, only 4. So 4*4 =16 and if its sum you know you have to add so 17+16= 33!!
2007-08-02 10:28:13 · answer #3 · answered by ○•Picasso•○ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
17 + 4^2
= 17 + (4*4)
= 17 + 16
= 33.
2007-08-02 09:22:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 squared only. 17 + 16 = 33
2007-08-02 09:20:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
17 plus 16 is 33. 4 squared is 16.
2007-08-02 09:25:48 · answer #6 · answered by Nemo the geek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is asking 17 + 4^2
which equals 17+16 = 33
2007-08-02 09:22:29 · answer #7 · answered by randarinne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's the solution:
17 + ( 4 x 4 )
17 + 16 = 33
Wrong solution is:
17 + 4 x 4
Why? Because when you do that you have to solve the first operation which is 17 + 4 = 21
and then 21 x 4 = 84
Note: 4 squared means 4 x 4
2007-08-02 10:08:51 · answer #8 · answered by Juan de la Cruz, IX 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
17+4^2=17+16=33
you don't square both only the 4
2007-08-02 09:21:29 · answer #9 · answered by zazafrasw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it says 17 AND 4 squared
17+4*4=33
2007-08-02 09:20:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋