Question

help please thank you!
I'm doing this problem and it states 157^{2} in. - 9^{2} in. = 48^{2} in.
Does that make sense? I don't understand it.

Answer 1

Answer:

The equation is not true.

Step-by-step explanation:

$157^2in-9^2in=48^2in$

To find if the equation is true, (if one side equals the other), first simplify by removing the inches:

$157^2-9^2=48^2$

Now simplify the exponents:

$24,649-81=2,304$

Simplify subtraction:

$24,568\neq 2,304$

The statement is not true because 24,568 does not equal 2,304.

Finito.