SOLUTION: Hi..i'm jade..please help me answer this especially on letter b thanks =) Philip wants to make his 8 meter square pool into a rectangular one by increasing its length by 2m an

Question 763191: Hi..i'm jade..please help me answer this especially on letter b thanks =)

Philip wants to make his 8 meter square pool into a rectangular one by increasing its length by 2m and decreasing its width by 2m. philip asked your expertise to help him decide on certain matter.
a.) what will be the new area of philips pool?
b.) if the side of the pool is unknown, how will you represent its area?

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Philip wants to make his 8 meter square pool into a rectangular one by increasing its length by 2m and decreasing its width by 2m. philip asked your expertise to help him decide on certain matter.
a.) what will be the new area of philips pool?
It will be 6 by 10 --> 60 sq meters
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b.) if the side of the pool is unknown, how will you represent its area?
I don't know what that means.
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