Answer:
Length of rectangular strip = 12
area of rectangular strip = 2*12 = 24
Area of square = x^2 = 12^2 = 144
Step-by-step explanation:
Area of square x^2
area of rectangle is given by length * width
Length of rectangular strip = x
width of rectangular strip = 2
area of rectangular strip = length * width = 2*x = 2x
Area of square piece of paper when rectangular strip is taken away from it
= Area of square - area of rectangular strip
= 
It is given that Area of square piece of paper when rectangular strip is taken away from it is 120 square units.
Thus,
Thus,
either x+10 = 0 or x -12= 0
x = -10 or x = 12
but length cannot be negative hence neglecting x = -10
hence value of x is 12.
Hence,
Length of rectangular strip = 12
area of rectangular strip = 2*12 = 24
Area of square = x^2 = 12^2 = 144
To solve this, we need to understand Slope Intercept Form (SIF), as well as how to graph a line.
SIF is the standard equation of lines on graphs. It is "y=mx+b" where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. The y-intercept is the value of y when x is 0.
To find the y-intercept (which we will need to form the equation), we should simply graph the line. This will let us visualize the y-intercept, and overall make it easier to understand.
To graph a line, we should start with the point we have (that being (3, 3)) and follow the slope with rise/run. This means in this case, we will go right 2 for every 1 up, or 2 left for every 1 down.
Below I have attached a graph to help you see how to graph this, which we will get our equation from. The highlighted area is our y-intercept. The red circle shows our original point (3,3), and the blue dots show our slope.
Using the graph, we can see the equation for this line is
y=1/2x+1.5.
In similar figures, the ratio between corresponding sides are the same.
Simplify the two to see that they are equal.
The top and bottom of the left fraction are divisible by 5.
The top and bottom of the right fraction are divisible by 7.
Of course, the dimensions of that third picture would have to be this fraction.
Let's test these answers.
⇒ A is not a solution
⇒
B is the solution
(divide the top and bottom by 6)
I believe it would be 6 ounces
