SOLUTION: Hello,
I am working on a problem involving writing an expression for the area of the base.
The problem is: A cube shaped suitcase has a length of 3x+2 units. What is an expre
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I am working on a problem involving writing an expression for the area of the base.
The problem is: A cube shaped suitcase has a length of 3x+2 units. What is an expre
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Question 1153933: Hello,
I am working on a problem involving writing an expression for the area of the base.
The problem is: A cube shaped suitcase has a length of 3x+2 units. What is an expression for its area of the base?
How do you write an expression for the area of the base?
Thanks! Answer by ramkikk66(644) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I am assuming that length refers to the length of one edge of the cube (all edges of a cube are equal).
The area of the base (which is a square) is nothing but the length multiplied by breadth (which is also equal to the length)
So the expression for area of the base is
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