McGraw Hill Glencoe Algebra 1, 2012
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Standardized Test Practice

Exercise 2 Page 148

Create an algebraic expression describing the area for each of the rectangle.

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Practice makes perfect

Let's create an algebraic expression that describes the area of each of the rectangles. Then we can set them equal to one another to solve for

Rectangle

We will begin with taking a look at the first figure.

Rectangle-1
To find the area of this rectangle, which we will call we multiply the given expressions for the side lengths.