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How do you write a variable expression for the word phrase "one half the square of b"?

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May 20, 2017

$\frac{1}{2} b^{2}$ $1/2b^2$

Explanation:

$the square of b is expressed as b^{2}$ $"the square of b is expressed as " b^2$

$and one half is \frac{1}{2} or 0.5$ $"and one half is " 1/2" or " 0.5$

$\Rightarrow one half the square of b = \frac{1}{2} b^{2} or 0.5 b^{2}$ $rArr"one half the square of b "=1/2b^2" or " 0.5b^2$

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