Originally Posted By: TheFallibleFiend
1 meter^2 = 1 meter squared = 1 square meter


Hmm I thought I replied before but it seems to have vanished.

We can at least agree on something:

3m * 4m = 12 square meters
3ft * 4ft = 12 sq ft


But then we still can't solve the problem which kicked this off:

80N * 50s = 4000N ??

Paul's way doesn't tell us how to decide what units the answer should have. So we're helpless when faced with:

80 bananas * 50 apples = 4000 bananas ??

80 m/s/s * 50 s = 4000 m/s/s ??

80 kg.m/s/s * 50 s = 4000 kg.m/s/s ??

Last edited by kallog; 10/06/11 11:21 AM.