Examples with solutions for Solving Equations Using All Methods: Using additional geometric shapes

Exercise #1

Given: the length of a rectangle is 3 greater than its width.

The area of the rectangle is equal to 27 cm².

Calculate the length of the rectangle

2727273x3x3xxxx

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Step-by-Step Solution

The area of the rectangle is equal to length multiplied by width.

Let's set up the data in the formula:

27=3x×x 27=3x\times x

27=3x2 27=3x^2

273=3x23 \frac{27}{3}=\frac{3x^2}{3}

9=x2 9=x^2

x=9=3 x=\sqrt{9}=3

Answer

x=3 x=3

Exercise #2

The area of the rectangle below is equal to 22x x .

Calculate x x .

x+8x+8x+8

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Step-by-Step Solution

The area of a rectangle is equal to its length multiplied by its width.

Let's write out the known data:

22x=12x×(x+8) 22x=\frac{1}{2}x\times(x+8)

22x=12x2+12x8 22x=\frac{1}{2}x^2+\frac{1}{2}x8

22x=12x2+4x 22x=\frac{1}{2}x^2+4x

0=12x2+4x22x 0=\frac{1}{2}x^2+4x-22x

0=12x218x 0=\frac{1}{2}x^2-18x

0=12x(x36) 0=\frac{1}{2}x(x-36)

For the equation to be balanced, x x needs to be equal to 36.

Answer

x=36 x=36

Exercise #3

Given: the area of the triangle is equal to 2 cm² and the height of the triangle is 4 times greater than its base.

The area of the trapezoid is equal to 12 cm² (use x)

Calculate the value of x.

1212122x2x2xxxx4x

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Answer

x=2 x=2

Exercise #4

The area of a square 49 cm².

Calculate the side length of the square.

494949xxxxxx

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Answer

x=7 x=7

Exercise #5

Below is a deltoid with a length 2 times its width and an area equal to 16 cm².


Calculate x.

1616162x2x2xxxx

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Answer

x=4 x=4

Exercise #6

Look at triangle ABC below.

A+B=2C ∢A+∢B=2∢C

B=3A ∢B=3∢A

Calculate the size of angle C. \sphericalangle C\text{.} AAACCCBBBα

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Answer

60°

Exercise #7

B ∢B is 2 times bigger than A ∢A andC ∢C is 3 times bigger than B ∢B .

Calculate A ∢A .

AAABBBCCC3B

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Answer

20°

Exercise #8

The triangle ABC is shown below.

angle A=70° ∢A=70° .

BC=13 \frac{∢B}{∢C}=\frac{1}{3}

Calculate angle C ∢C .

AAABBBCCC70°

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Answer

82.5°

Exercise #9

The area of the triangle below is equal to 10 cm² and its height is 5 times greater than its base.

Calculate X.

101010xxx

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Answer

x=2 x=2