Question

Part A: The area of a square is (16x2 − 8x + 1) square units. Determine the length of each side of the square by factoring the area expression completely. Show your work. (5 points) Part B: The area of a rectangle is (81x2 − 4y2) square units. Determine the dimensions of the rectangle by factoring the area expression completely. Show your work. (5 points)

Answer 1

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

16x^2 − 8x + 1

(4x)^2 -8x +1

Factor

This is a perfect square trinomial

a^2 -2ab +b^2 = (a-b)(a-b)

(4x)^2 -8x +1 = (4x-1) (4x-1)

The area of a square is given by

A = s^2

(4x-1) ^2 = s^2

4x-1 = s

The side length is 4x-1

(81x^2 − 4y^2)

(9x)^2 - (2y)^2

This is the difference of squares

a^2 - b^2 = (a-b) (a+b)

(9x-2) (9x+2)

The area of a rectangle is

A = l*w

(81x^2 − 4y^2)  = (9x-2) (9x+2)

The dimensions are (9x-2) (9x+2)