Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.10 - Modeling with Functions - Exercise Set - Page 294: 44

Answer

The area of the provided figure as a polynomial function in standard form is \[A\left( x \right)=6{{x}^{2}}+26x\].

Work Step by Step

Consider the provided figure: There are two triangles and two rectangles. The length of the first triangle is $l=x$ and the base is $b=2x$. The length of the second triangle is $l=x+2$ and the base is $b=6x-4x$. The length of the first rectangle is $l=x+2$ and the width is $b=4x$. The length of the second rectangle is $l=\left( x+10 \right)-\left( x+2 \right)$ and the width is $b=2x$. Now, the area of the provided figure is the sum of the area of both triangles and both rectangles. $\begin{align} & A\left( x \right)=\left[ \frac{1}{2}x\left( 2x \right) \right]+\left[ \frac{1}{2}\left( 6x-4x \right)\left( x+2 \right) \right]+\left[ \left( 4x \right)\left( x+2 \right) \right]+\left[ 2x\left( x+10-x-2 \right) \right] \\ & ={{x}^{2}}+x\left( x+2 \right)+4{{x}^{2}}+8x+16x \\ & ={{x}^{2}}+{{x}^{2}}+2x+4{{x}^{2}}+8x+16x \\ & =6{{x}^{2}}+26x \end{align}$ Hence, the area of the provided figure as a polynomial function in standard form is $A\left( x \right)=6{{x}^{2}}+26x$.
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