Question

You are making a square frame of uniform width
for a square picture that has side lengths of 2
feet. The total area of the frame is 5 square feet.
What is the length of the sides of the frame?

Answer 1

Answer:

w = 0.5

Step-by-step explanation:

w represents the width of the frame

Area of the picture and the frame is

(2 + 2w)2

Area of picture is

22

Area of the frame is

(2 + 2w)2 - 4 = 5

(2 + 2w)2 = 9

2 + 2w = 3

2w = 1