Solve (0,06a/0,12a)^2=

$$( \frac { 0,06 a } { 0,12 a } ) ^ { 2 } =$$

Evaluate

$$0,25$$

Solution Steps

Cancel out a in both numerator and denominator.

$$\left(\frac{0,06}{0,12}\right)^{2}$$

Expand \frac{0,06}{0,12} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$\left(\frac{6}{12}\right)^{2}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}$$

Calculate \frac{1}{2} to the power of 2 and get \frac{1}{4}.

$$\frac{1}{4}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2 ^ {2}} = 0.25$$