Write each of the number 1, 4, 9, and 25 ad a base raised to the second power. Explain why these numbers sometimes are called perfect squares.

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Cassius Woodward

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Write each of the number 1, 4, 9, and 25 ad a base raised to the second power. Explain why these numbers sometimes are called perfect squares.

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Jace Pham · Answer 1

This is because 1 x 1 = 1

2 x 2 = 4

3 x 3 = 5

5 x 5 = 25

The idea of 'square' is that if you put these as side lengths of a quadrilateral, it would be a square.