SOLUTION: A sqare has a side of length 1.732x + 1.414 meters. Find a polynomial that represents the area. 1.732x +1.414= I got 3.146 Is this the right way to do this problem?

Question 21659: A sqare has a side of length 1.732x + 1.414 meters. Find a polynomial that represents the area.
1.732x +1.414=
I got 3.146
Is this the right way to do this problem?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sorry, but that is so wrong, it is scary!

Side = (1.732x + 1.414).

Being a square, the other side is also that.

So, area is (one side)*(other side). So do that then...

(1.732x + 1.414)(1.732x + 1.414)

Now multiply the brackets out to get a quadratic and that is your polynomial expression for the area.

jon.