Divide the polygon into separate shapes. Like a rectangle and then a triangle.
find the areas of those shapes and then add them together.
36 + x would be your answer. When something is 'increased', you are adding to it. Such as saying 47 increased by -5x is the same as 47 + (-5x).
If this wasn't the answer you were looking for, let me know. For now, I hope this helped:)
56,000 in standard notation
Let x be the length and y be the width of a rectangle.
Area = xy
When x and y are doubled
Length = 2x and Width = 2y
Area = 2x x 2y
Area = 4xy
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Answer: When the dimension is doubled, the area is 4 times the original.
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