Question

Suppose two sides of a square are given as x + 3 and 12 - x. What is its area?

Answer 1

If a square has sides 4 and 5, how do you find the area?

Answer 2

if a square has sides 4 and 5 it would be a miracle

Answer 3

haha true

Answer 4

it says square, not rectangle. So I guess the idea is that x+3 and 12-x must be the same value, right? godgirl?

Answer 5

yea

Answer 6

ok so can you write that as an equation?

Answer 7

if the sides of the square are given by
\[x+3\] and
\[12-x\] then you know that
\[x+3=12-x\] so you need to solve that one for x, then we can find the actual length of the side of the square

Answer 8

that x+3 must be the same as 12-x?

Answer 9

okay

Answer 10

ok so write that as an equation, what do you get?

Answer 11

but im confused on finding the answer

Answer 12

we know that x+3 and 12-x must be the same. So how do you write that as an equation?

Answer 13

hello?

Answer 14

i wrote the equation above

Answer 15

she's gone anyway

Answer 16

oh ha ha it is just you and i
sorry

Answer 17

nvm