A school designer wants to create a whiteboard with the optimal dimensions to enhance learning. It is determined that if one side of the whiteboard is x + 4y inches, the other side should be inches. Write an algebraic expression for the area of such a whiteboard, simplify it, and include correct units with your solution.

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anonymous · Answer

the other side should be ... inches. Did you leave something out?

anonymous · Answer

ohhh x^2+4xy-6y^2

anonymous · Answer

They are asking for the area. Do you know the formula for the area?

anonymous · Answer

no

anonymous · Answer

So all through high school, you have never heard how to find the area of a rectangle?

anonymous · Answer

i think its a=1/2*base *height