SOLUTION: A single piece of rectangular cardboard can be folded around a 5” by 7” photo and taped along the seams to create a protective cover suitable for mailing. If the cardboard is folde
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Question 935124: A single piece of rectangular cardboard can be folded around a 5” by 7” photo and taped along the seams to create a protective cover suitable for mailing. If the cardboard is folded as shown with no gap or overlap, find the dimensions of the original cardboard. Round to the nearest hundredth. (HINT: Use Theorem 6.9.)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's hard to visualize how they are folding the cardboard. Please post the image. Thanks.
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