What is the value of (17^2)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: 289
An exponent of 2 means the square of the number. Thus, \(17^2=17\times17=289\), so 289 is correct. The values 279, 299, and 269 are not obtained by multiplying 17 by 17. Exam tip: Check a square using direct multiplication or \((10+7)^2\).
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What is the correct answer to this question?
289
Why is this the correct answer?
An exponent of 2 means the square of the number. Thus, \(17^2=17\times17=289\), so 289 is correct. The values 279, 299, and 269 are not obtained by multiplying 17 by 17. Exam tip: Check a square using direct multiplication or \((10+7)^2\).
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Number Systems. Topic: Exponents.
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