SOLUTION: Find the area of the rectangle: Here is the best drawing I could do: ================= = = = = = = dqrt3 + sqrt5 =

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Question 65692: Find the area of the rectangle:
Here is the best drawing I could do:
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= =
= =
= = dqrt3 + sqrt5
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= =
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sqrt3 + sqrt5
Answer by funmath(2873) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the area of the rectangle:
Here is the best drawing I could do:
=================
= =
= =
= = dqrt3 + sqrt5
= =
= =
=================
sqrt3 + sqrt5
The first thing I notice is that the length and the width is the same, so this is a special rectangle known as a square, but since it is presented to you as a rectangle, let's go with it.
The area of a rectangle is found with the formula: highlight%28A=LW%29, where A=area, L=length and W=width
L=sqrt%283%29%2Bsqrt%285%29
W=sqrt%283%29%2Bsqrt%285%29
A=%28sqrt%283%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%2A%28sqrt%283%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29
A=sqrt%283%29%28sqrt%283%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%28sqrt%283%29%2Bsqrt%285%29%29
A=sqrt%283%2A3%29%2Bsqrt%283%2A5%29%2Bsqrt%285%2A3%29%2Bsqrt%285%2A5%29
A=3%2Bsqrt%2815%29%2Bsqrt%2815%29%2B5
highlight%28A=8%2B2sqrt%2815%29%29
Happy Calculating!!!