What is the area of parallelogram RSTU?
2 answers:
First, we circumscribe a rectangle about the parallelogram as shown in the figure. The size of this rectangle is 10 by 6 clearly.
Between the rectangle and the parallelogram 4 triangles are formed, 2 by 2 congruent. We are going to remove the area of these 4 triangles from 60 (the area of the rectangle) and thus get the area of the parallelogram.
Note that one of the triangles has side lengths 4; 4. Thus, the area of this triangle is (4*4)/2=16/2=8 (square units.)
Each of the other two non-congruent triangles to the above have sides of length 6;2, so the area of each is (6*2)/2 =6 (square units.)
Thus, the area of the parallelogram is 60-8-8-6-6=60-16-12=60-28=32 (square units.)
Answer: 32 (square units.)
Between the rectangle and the parallelogram 4 triangles are formed, 2 by 2 congruent. We are going to remove the area of these 4 triangles from 60 (the area of the rectangle) and thus get the area of the parallelogram.
Note that one of the triangles has side lengths 4; 4. Thus, the area of this triangle is (4*4)/2=16/2=8 (square units.)
Each of the other two non-congruent triangles to the above have sides of length 6;2, so the area of each is (6*2)/2 =6 (square units.)
Thus, the area of the parallelogram is 60-8-8-6-6=60-16-12=60-28=32 (square units.)
Answer: 32 (square units.)
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Step-by-step explanation:
Well first, we need to find the weight of the table. We know that 8 boxes weighs a total of 240kg (since each box weights 30kg). Thus, we can conclude that the table weighs 70kg by doing 310-240=70.
Now, we can write our function. Let equal the amount of boxes.
The table is a set weight, so that would be our constant.
Thus, we will have:
30x represents the weight each box of book adds to the total. One box equals 30kg, 2 boxes equal 60kg, etc.
The 70 represents the unchanging weight of the table.
In terms of W(x), it will be: