A Square is Stretched into a Rectangle.
The square has unknown dimensions.
a. Write an expression to represent the perimeter and area of a square with unknown dimensions. (Hint: I used x for the variable.)
Perimeter of the Square= _______ units.
Area of the Square = _______ units2.
Opposite sides of the square are increased by 4. The other opposite sides are decreased by 3.
b. Write an expression to represent the perimeter and area of the new rectangle.
Perimeter of the Rectangle = _______ units.
Area of the Rectangle = _______ units2.
c. Which one is bigger? The square or the rectangle? Graph the each polynomial to see.
Hint - Possible answers: Square, Rectangle, Neither (They're the same.), Depends on the value of x.