SOLUTION: A rectangle of length x and width 5 is cut out of a rectangle of length x+12 and width x. Find the area of the resulting shape if all dimensions are in meters.
Here is what I di
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Question 86773: A rectangle of length x and width 5 is cut out of a rectangle of length x+12 and width x. Find the area of the resulting shape if all dimensions are in meters.
Here is what I did:
A= L * W
Original rectangle:
A=(x+12)(x)
x^2 + 12x
Cut out:
A=(x)(5)
5x
Then I subtracted the cut out from the original to get A=(x^2-5x+12)meters squared.
Is this right, or am I totally off track?? Please help me. Thank you. Answer by Flake(45) (Show Source):
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