Question

The area of San Bernardino County California, the largest county in the United States, is about three to the power of nine square miles. Write this as an expression. What is the area of San Bernardino County?

Answer 1

The area of San Bernardino County California is about three to the power of nine square miles

area = $3^9$ miles square


Calculating this number = 3^9 = 19,683 miles square

Answer 2

Answer: $3^9$ square miles.

=19683 square miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that the area of San Bernardino County California, the largest county in the United States, is about three to the power of nine square miles.

i.e. The area of San Bernardino County = $3^9$ square miles.

That can be expressed as $3\times3\times3\times3\times3\times3\times3\times3\times3=19683$

Hence, the area of San Bernardino County = 19683 square miles.