Martin says the area of a tile with a length of 1 foot by a width of 1 foot has an area of 1 square foot. And, to find 1 2 12 of this area, he would need to find 1 2 12 of the width and 1 2 12 of the length, and then multiply those two values. Unfortunately, his method is incorrect. Show at least one equation to show why this method would not work, and briefly state a method that will find 1 2 12 of 1 square foot.

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calculista calculista · Answer 1 · 2019-02-20T14:58:09+01:00

Answer:

The answer in the procedure

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

If two figures are similar. then the ratio of its areas is equal to the scale factor squared

In this problem we have a tile with a length of 1 foot by a width of 1 foot

The area of the tile is equal to

[tex]A=LW[/tex]

substitute the values

[tex]A=(1)(1)=1\ ft^{2}[/tex]

Let

z-------> the scale factor

x------> the area of 1/2 tile

y------> the area of the original tile

so

[tex]z^{2} =\frac{x}{y}[/tex]

substitute

[tex]z^{2} =\frac{(1/2)}{1}[/tex]

[tex]z=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}[/tex] -----> scale factor

therefore

To find the area of 1/2 tile must multiply the dimensions of the tile by the scale factor

so

[tex]L=1*\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\ in[/tex]

[tex]W=1*\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\ in[/tex]

Calculate the area

[tex]A=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}*\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}=\frac{1}{2}\ ft^{2}[/tex]

Martin's method is incorrect because to find the area of 1/2 tile, he multiplies the dimensions by 1/2

so

[tex]L=1*\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{2}\ in[/tex]

[tex]W=1*\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{2}\ in[/tex]

the area will be

[tex]A=\frac{1}{2}*\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{4}\ ft^{2}[/tex]