<u> P = 2 (L + B)</u>
Divide each side by 2 : P/2 = L + B
Subtract B from each side: <em>P/2 - B = L</em>
30 8
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I I I
2 I 2 * 30 I 2 * 8 I
I I I
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The entire large rectangle above is 38 units long and 2 units wide.
Its area is length times width, so the area is 2 * 38.
38 is also the same as 30 + 8, so the area can also be written as 2(30 + 8).
The left rectangle is 30 units long and 2 units wide. Its area is 2 * 30.
The right rectangle is 2 units long and 8 units wide. Its area is 2 * 8.
If you add the areas of the small rectangles, you get
2 * 30 + 2 * 8
If you add the two small areas, you get the area of the laerge rectangle, so
2(30 + 8) = 2 * 30 + 2 * 8
which is an example of the distributive property.
Answer:
After 15 years, the area will be of 775.3 km²
Step-by-step explanation:
The equation for the area of the forest after t years has the following format.

In which A(0) is the initial area and r is the yearly decrease rate.
A certain forest covers an area of 2600 km2.
This means that 
Suppose that each year this area decreases by 7.75%.
This means that 
So


What will the area be like after 15 years?
This is 


After 15 years, the area will be of 775.3 km²