6/11 is the simplest form of the fraction.
First you divide the top and bottom by two 84/2 and 144/2
Next you get 42/77
Finally you see that both are factorable by 7 so you divde 42 and 77 by 7 to get 7/11
This is a perfect square trnomial
(a+b)²=a²+2ab+b²
we see that a=5x and b=2
(5x)²+2(5x)(2)+2²=0
factor
(5x+2)²=0
set equal to zero
5x+2=0
5x=-2
x=-2/5
Answer:
88 Inches^2
Step-by-step explanation:
Find the areas of one of the triangles and one of the rectangles, add them together, then multiply by 2.