A square has 4 sides, and all sides have the same length.
If one side measures 12 inches, then the total length of all sides is 4 * 12 inches.
4 * 12 inches = 48 inches
All edges combined are a total of 48 inches.
He only has 36 inches of ribbon, so he does not have enough ribbon.
The answer is: " 2291 units " .
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Explanation:
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Formula for "Area of a trapezoid" :
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Area = (1/2) * (base length 1 + base length 2) * height;
or: A = (1/2) * (b + B) * h.
We are missing the value for "b" one of the base lengths.
However, since: A = 68² (given) ; B (the other base length) = 21; and the perpendicular height, "h" = 4 ; we can plug this values into the formula, and solve for "b" ;
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A = (1/2) * (b + B) * h ; ↔ 68² = (1/2) * (b + 21) * 4 ;
↔ <span>4624 = 2 (b + 21) = 2b + 42 ;
</span> ↔ <span>4624 = 2b + 42 ;
</span> ↔ <span>2b + 42 = 4624 ;
Subtract "42" from each side of the equation:
2b + 42 - 42 = 4624 - 42 ;
to get: 2b = 4582 ;
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Now, divide each side of the equation by: "2" ; to isolate "b" on one side of the equation; and to solve for "b" ;
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2b / 2 = 4582 / 2 ;
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to get: b = 2291 units.
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12 ÷ 3 - 5(12) + 4(12 - 2)
= 4 - 60 + 4(10)
= -56 +40
= -16
