a frame for mrs. nunez's class picture has an area of 93.5 square inches. the length of the frame measures 8 1/2 inches. what must be the width of the frame?

Step-by-step explanation:

length times width = area

so you have 8.5w=93.5

divide 8.5 on both sides to get your answer

w= 11

so your width must be 11 inches

step-by-step explanation:

this can be solved first with pythagorean theorem, which tells us to square both legs of the triangle and sum it. this will be equal to the square of the hypotenuse.

the hypotenuse is the side "opposite" the 90 degree angle, which is x.

so we can write using pythagorean theorem,

simplifying:

to further simplify this radical, we need to use the property  

thus