Respuesta :
Given:
Seven equal-sized square photos arranged in a row to form a rectangle.
Total area of the collage is 567 square inches.
To find:
The length of the collage.
Solution:
Let the side of each square be x inches.
Seven equal-sized square photos arranged in a row to form a rectangle.
So, length of rectangle is 7x and width is x.
Area of rectangle is
[tex]Area=Length\times width[/tex]
[tex]567=7x\times x[/tex]
[tex]567=7x^2[/tex]
[tex]\dfrac{567}{7}=x^2[/tex]
[tex]81=x^2[/tex]
Taking square root on both sides, we get
[tex]x=\pm \sqrt{81}[/tex]
[tex]x=\pm 9[/tex]
Side cannot be negative. So, x=9 inches.
Now,
Width = 9 inches
Length = 7(9) = 63 inches
Therefore, the length of the rectangle is 63 inches.
