Question

An architect is designing a rectangular pavilion that has a length of x + 8 units and a width of x - 4 units. Write an expression representing the area covered by the pavilion.

Answer 1

The area of a rectangle is equal to its length multiplied by its width. In this case, the length of the pavilion is x + 8 units and its width is x - 4 units, so we can write the expression representing the area covered by the pavilion as:

Area = (x + 8)(x - 4)

= x^2 + 4x + 8x - 32

= x^2 + 12x - 32

Answer 2

Explanation:

The expression representing the area covered by the pavilion can be found by multiplying the length by the width:

A = (x + 8) * (x - 4)

where A represents the area and x is the length of one of the sides.