The length of a rectangular house is two and a half times its width. Solve the problem using x to denote the shorter side of the

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rectangle.
a) construct the expression for the area or the rectangle in terms of x

b) calculate the area if x=32 feet

2 answers:

Pavlova-9 [17] · Answer 1 · 2023-03-30T17:11:39+03:00

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answer

a.) y=2.5x

area=2.5x^2

b.)2560

Step-by-step explanation:

denpristay [2] · Answer 2 · 2023-03-30T14:42:47+03:00

a. The construct the expression for the area of the rectangle in terms of x is y=2.5x

b. The area should be 2,560.

Given that,

the length of a rectangular house is two and a half times its width.

Based on the above information, the calculation is as follows:

a) The expression should be y = 2.5x

b) The area should be

$=2.5x^2\\\\= 2.5(32)^2$

= 2560