document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=131868>Question 131868</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have no idea where to start.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find a polynomial for the perimeter and for the area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+9  is along the horizontal top of the square and a is on the right vertical side of the square\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The perimeter is...........<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area is......... </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem says \"square\" but one side (the base) is given as 9+a and another side (the height) is given as a. It can't be a square, so presumably, it's a rectangle whose length (L) is 9a and whose width (W) is a.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perimeter of a rectangle is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 2L+2W Substitute the given values for L (9a) and for W (a):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 2(9a)+2(a) Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P= 18a+2a This is a polynomial for the perimeter.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of a rectangle is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = L*W  Substitute the given values for L (9a) and for W (a):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = (9a)(a) Simplify. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+9a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+9a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is not a polynomial but a monomial. </SPAN>\n" );
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