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To: Andyman

An area 3,000 miles x 3,000 miles is 3,000 square miles . . . isn't it?

Nope. An area 3,000 miles by 3,000 miles is 9 million square miles.

46 posted on 01/30/2005 9:06:37 PM PST by Judith Anne (Thank you St. Jude for favors granted.)

To: Judith Anne

"...An area 3,000 miles x 3,000 miles is 3,000 square miles . . . isn't it?..."

No, but it IS 3,000 miles square.

Go figure.

73 posted on 01/30/2005 9:20:13 PM PST by moonhawk (Democrats are to "Diversity and Tolerance" as Islam is to "Peace.")

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