Question

Please help algebra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

ha say

Answer 2

George folds his origami paper along the dotted lines shown below so that the triangular flaps overlap exactly on the square.
If the dimensions of the origami paper are decreased by one half, what will be the new area of the paper?

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I really need to get this answer right so i dont fail

Answer 5

# 98 square inches
# 196 square inches
# 49 square inches
# 147 square inches

Answer 6

is it 98?

Answer 7

By pythagorean theorem, the original dimensions of the paper were 14x14, if you decrease those by half, then the new area is 7x7..

Answer 8

so whats the answer we should choose??

Answer 9

@experimentX can you please tell me which answer this guy is referring too?

Answer 10

Why do you people put " George folds the paper ... "
cut that literature part ... and just state the problem part.
what's the question??

Answer 11

98 square inches .. it's a square with side \( 7 \sqrt 2 \)
are of square is \( ( 7 \sqrt 2)^2 = 49 \times 2 = 98\)

Answer 12

If the dimensions of the origami paper are decreased by one half, what will be the new area of the paper? is the question

Answer 13

0H:) thanksss!!! i understand now.. but why did you times by 2?

Answer 14

\( (\sqrt 2 )^2 = 2 \)

Answer 15

Oh ... wait, did you mean, another paper is folded with half dimension of the original paper??

Answer 16

@Blahh23 you still there??

Answer 17

Sorry.. My computer restarted itself!!!! & i understand why now.. never mind:)

Answer 18

@Blahh23 the area of original origami is twice the the folded origami, the area of folded origami is \( 98 \)

Answer 19

The area of original is \( 98 \times 2 = 196\)
since it's a square, \( l^2 = 196 \implies l = 14 \)

Answer 20

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! =) you explained that very well. thank you so much.

Answer 21

still not, you found the length of origami ... if it's length is halved, would would be the area??

Answer 22

I thought you already gave me answer! the 196... ? because the original is 98 and multiplied by 2 is 196??? no??

Answer 23

No ... 98 was that of folded paper!!
196 was of original, <--- this whole was to find length l of original

the new paper (original) has length half of the old one ... i.e. 14/2

Answer 24

Oh okay. so if that .. I'm confused ;P