Question

The upper-left coordinates on a rectangle are (-4,4), and the upper-right coordinates are (4,4). The rectangle has an area of 88 square units.

A. b=8
B. l=11
C. b=11
D. l=8

Answer 1

The area of the larger square is greater than the area of the smaller square. l=8.

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of the larger square is 88 square units, which means the side length of the larger square is the square root of 88, approximately 9.38 units. Since the dimensions of the larger square are twice those of the smaller square, the side length of the smaller square is half of the side length of the larger square, approximately 4.69 units. Therefore, the area of the smaller square is approximately 4.69 multiplied by 4.69, which equals 21.96 square units.

So, the area of the larger square is greater than the area of the smaller square. This means that option B is correct: l=8.