document.write( "Question 628639: Essay: Show all work. A gardender wants to create a trangular garden in the shape of a RIGHT Triangle with the shortest side length x-2yft. and the middle length side x+4yft. What is an algebraic expression for the area of the garden? Be sure to multiply and express in the simplest correct mathematical form, including units.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1) I started working this problem as a) b) c) ...a) being the shortest side. and c) is the base would be the middle ..correct?
\n" ); document.write( "area= (1/2) base*height
\n" ); document.write( "area= (1/2)(x-2yft)(x+4yft.)
\n" ); document.write( "area= (1/2)(x^+ .................This is where I start getting confused.\r
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A gardender wants to create a trangular garden in the shape of a RIGHT Triangle with the shortest side length x-2yft. and the middle length side x+4yft. What is an algebraic expression for the area of the garden? Be sure to multiply and express in the simplest correct mathematical form, including units.
\n" ); document.write( "1) I started working this problem as a) b) c) ...a) being the shortest side. and c) is the base would be the middle ..correct?
\n" ); document.write( "area= (1/2) base*height
\n" ); document.write( "area= (1/2)(x-2yft)(x+4yft.)
\n" ); document.write( "area= (1/2)(x^+ .................This is where I start getting confused
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "c = the long side, the hypotenuse
\n" ); document.write( "a & b are the other 2 sides, which you call the base doesn't matter.
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\n" ); document.write( "Area = b*h/2 = a*b/2
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Area+=+%28x-2y%29%2A%28x%2B4y%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"Area+=+%28x%5E2+%2B+2xy+-+8y%5E2%29%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "That's all you can do, no reduction is possible.
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