A region satisfies the inequalities 1 ≤ x ≤ 5 and 2 ≤ y ≤ a. What value of a would give the region an area of 24 square units?

asked Oct 22, 2024 137k views

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by Badgy

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Answer: 8

Explanation:

We can interpret this as a rectangle with dimensions
5-1=4 by
a-2 .

$4(a-2)=24\\\\a-2=6\\ \\ a=8$

Camo answered Oct 28, 2024

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