Jackie has a square tablecloth with each side equal to k units.

Part A) Jackie stitched together rectangular strips of cloth along two adjacent sides of the tablecloth to increase its length and width by p units each. What will be the change in the area of the tablecloth? Show your work.
Part B) Jackie cut off rectangular strips from two adjacent sides of the tablecloth to decrease its length and width by p units each . What will be the change in the area of the tablecloth? Show your work.
(See comment section for part C)

Question

Jackie has a square tablecloth with each side equal to k units.

Part A) Jackie stitched together rectangular strips of cloth along two adjacent sides of the tablecloth to increase its length and width by p units each. What will be the change in the area of the tablecloth? Show your work.
Part B) Jackie cut off rectangular strips from two adjacent sides of the tablecloth to decrease its length and width by p units each . What will be the change in the area of the tablecloth? Show your work.
(See comment section for part C)

anonymous · Answer

Part C) Jackie cut off a strip of cloth from one side of the tablecloth and pasted the strip on an adjacent side of the tablecloth