Answer
$930.25$
Work Step by Step
$30.5^{2}=(30+0.5)^{2}$
Using $(a+b)^{2}=a^{2}+b^{2}+2ab$ where $a=30$ and $b=0.5$, we have
$(30+0.5)^{2}=30^{2}+0.5^{2}+2(30)(0.5)$
$=900+0.25+30=930.25$
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