SOLUTION: Dr. Terrel H has created a pacemaker that has a rectangular control panel. This rectangle has a width of (square root of x + 5) millimeters and a length of (square root of x + 9) m

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Question 1171153: Dr. Terrel H has created a pacemaker that has a rectangular control panel. This rectangle has a width of (square root of x + 5) millimeters and a length of (square root of x + 9) millimeters. Find the area in square millimeters of the rectangle
Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

a width
and a length of




Answer by ikleyn(52764)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

As the problem is posed,  the value of the area  CAN  NOT  be determined.



Answer by greenestamps(13196)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Not clear....

Are the dimensions
and ?

Or are they
and ?

Whichever is the case, the area is simply the product of the length and width.

And obviously, since you don't know the value of x, you can't get a numerical answer; you can only get an expression in terms of x.


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