Help Please!!! A gardener wants to create a triangular garden in the shape of a right triangle with shortest side length x – 2y ft. and the middle length side x + 5y ft. What is an algebraic expression for the area of the garden? Be sure to multiply this out and express in simplest correct mathematical form, including units.

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anonymous · Answer

(x-2y)(x+5y)     x^2+5xy-2xy-10y^2
(x^2+3xy-10y^2)/2

ganeshie8 · Answer

in a right  triangle - whats the longest side ?

anonymous · Answer

c
the hypotenuse

ganeshie8 · Answer

correct, since the problem talks about, shortest side, and middle length,

ganeshie8 · Answer

none of the sides they gave is a hypotenuse. ok

anonymous · Answer

I come up with x^2+5x-2xy-10y for the answer

ganeshie8 · Answer

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