The values of the missing variables from the areas of rectangle and square are;
17) x = 4
18) y = 5
19) x = 4
What is the area of the rectangle and square?
17) The formula for area of rectangle is;
A = Length * Width
Formula for area of square is;
A = side * side
Thus;
A_rect = (x - 1)(x + 2) = x² + x - 2
A_sq = x²
The area of the rectangle shown exceeds the area of the square by
2 cm². Thus;
x² + x - 2 - x² = 2
x - 2 = 2
x = 4
18) Area of the square; A_sq = y²
Area of the rectangle; A_rect = (y - 3)(y + 1) = y² - 2y - 3
The area of the square exceeds the area of the rectangle by 13 m². Thus;
y² - y² + 2y + 3 = 13
2y = 10
y = 5
19) The area of the square is half the area of the rectangle. Thus;
x² = ¹/₂(2(x² + 2x - 8))
x² = x² + 2x - 8
2x - 8 = 0
x = 4
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