It is in form (x,y) (ususally)
7.5 and 12
there is something called a coordinate system where a line called the y axis runs vertically for infinity and a line perpendicular to it, crosses it. the other line is called the x axis which also extends for infinity
the point where they cross is point (0,0) or the origin
basically the numbers tell you how far you are from the axises
on the y axis, + numbers are up and - numbers are down
on the x axis, + numbers are to the right and - numbers are to the left
7.5=x and 12=y
+7.5 is positive
7.5 means that the point is 7.5 units to the right of the origin in relation to the x axis
12 is positive
12 means that the point is 12 units up from the origin in relation to the y axis
hope this helped. feel free to ask if its too confusing
Answer:
(y^2)/4 square meters
Step-by-step explanation:
For a perimeter length of x, the side of a square will be x/4 and its area will be (x/4)^2.
If one side of the square is shortened by y/2 and the adjacent side is lengthened by y/2, then the difference in side lengths will be y. The area of the resulting rectangle will be ...
(x/4 -y/2)(x/4 +y/2) = (x/4)^2 -(y/2)^2
That is, the difference in area between the square and the rectangle is ...
(x/4)^2 - ((x/4)^2 -(y/2)^2) = (y/2)^2 = y^2/4
The positive difference between the area of the square region and the area of the rectangular region is y^2/4 square meters.
I might be wrong but I think the answer would be -x+2x+6 as a simplified version because if you use the equation (x+4•x+3)-3x(x+1)=a (or any letter you choose), you will get 3x+x^2+12+4x-3x-3x^2=y. Then, you can combine like terms:
4x-2x+12=a
