Answer:
Option D. 8 units
Step-by-step explanation:
step 1
Find the area of rectangle
The area of rectangle is
step 2
Find the length side of the square with the same area of rectangle
The area of a square is
where
b is the length side of the square
we have
substitute
take the square root both sides
therefore
The length side of the square is 8 units
-12c to the fourth power +18c to the third power! :)
The answer to your question is,
Each time they assume the sum is rational; however, upon rearranging the terms of their equation, they get a contradiction (that an irrational number is equal to a rational number). Since the assumption that the sum of a rational and irrational number is rational leads to a contradiction, the sum must be irrational.
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