Examples with solutions for Extended Distributive Property: Distributive property in geometry

Exercise #1

Look at the rectangle in the figure below. What is its area?

What do a and x need to be for the rectangle to exist?

-a+3x-a+3x-a+3x-5+4x

Video Solution

Answer

Area:

12x215x4ax+5a 12x^2-15x-4ax+5a

Conditions:

x > 1\frac{1}{4}

3x>a

Exercise #2

Look at the circle in the figure.

r=75a r=7-5a

What is the area of the circle?

rrr

Video Solution

Answer

25πa270πa+49π 25\pi a^2-70\pi a+49\pi

Exercise #3

What is the area of the trapezoid in the figure?

h=(12x8) h=(12x-8)

x+5x+5x+513x-213x-213x-2hhh

Video Solution

Answer

84x238x12 84x^2-38x-12

Exercise #4

Look at the triangle in the figure.

h=x5 h=x-5

What is the area of the triangle in terms of x?hhh

Video Solution

Answer

112x23.5x20 1\frac{1}{2}x^2-3.5x-20

Exercise #5

Look at the rectangles in the diagram below.

Which has a larger area and by how much?

x+4x+4x+4x+5x+5x+5ABx+3x+2

Video Solution

Answer

The area of rectangle A is larger by 2 area units.