Question

Could someone please help me out? I've tried to solve this but I'm really having some trouble with it. Please try to explain it in the easiest way that you can. (:

Write an expression for the area of the shaded region in its simplest form. Show all of your steps.

Answer 1

To find the area of the shaded region you need find the area of the shaded region and subtract the area of the unshaded region.

Area of a rectangle = width x length

A = (x + 10) x (2x + 5)

Next apply FOIL or First Outer Inner Last

A = (x * 2x) (x * 5) (10 * 2x) (10 * 5)

A= 2x2 + 5x + 20x + 50

A= 2x2 +25x +50

Area of a square= sides2

A= (x + 1)2

A= (x+1) (x+1)

Next apply FOIL or First Outer Inner Last

A = (x *x) (1*x) (1*x) (1*1)

A = x2 + 1x + 1x +1

A= x2 + 2x +1

A= 2x2 +25x +50 - 2x2 +25x +50

A= 50x + 100