What is 242 squared? What does 242 squared mean? What is the answer to 242 squared? Those are the questions we tackle here!
242 squared can be written as an exponentiation where the base is 242 and the exponent is 2, like this:
2422
When the exponent is 2 (aka squared) and the base is 242, you simply multiply 242 by 242 to get the answer. Here is the math to illustrate:
242 squared
= 2422
= 242 x 242
= 58,564
Therefore, the answer to "What is 242 squared?" is
58,564
For future reference, note that "squared" means that the exponent is 2 regardless of what the base is. Furthermore, when you get a problem like "What is 242 squared?", just picture a square where all the sides are 242. The area of the square is the same as 242 squared.
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