Answer:
The fraction of wood used for horizontal support is 
.
Step-by-step explanation:
Assume that the total piece of wood is of length 1.
It is provided that Talia used 
of the piece of wood for the base of he project.
She use 
of the piece of wood for the for the vertical support.
The remaining wood she used for horizontal support.
The amount of wood used for horizontal support can be computed by the subtracting the amount of wood used for base of the project and vertical support form 1.
Compute the amount of wood used for horizontal support as follows:
Thus, the fraction of wood used for horizontal support is .
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Part A
<h3>Answer:
h^2 + 4h</h3>
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Explanation:
We multiply the length and height to get the area
area = (length)*(height)
area = (h+4)*(h)
area = h(h+4)
area = h^2 + 4h .... apply the distributive property
The units for the area are in square inches.
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Part B
<h3>Answer:
h^2 + 16h + 60</h3>
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Explanation:
If we add a 3 inch frame along the border, then we're adding two copies of 3 inches along the bottom side. The h+4 along the bottom updates to h+4+3+3 = h+10 along the bottom.
Similarly, along the vertical side we'd have the h go to h+3+3 = h+6
The old rectangle that was h by h+4 is now h+6 by h+10
Multiply these expressions to find the area
area = length*width
area = (h+6)(h+10)
area = x(h+10) ..... replace h+6 with x
area = xh + 10x .... distribute
area = h( x ) + 10( x )
area = h( h+6 ) + 10( h+6 ) .... plug in x = h+6
area = h^2+6h + 10h+60 .... distribute again twice more
area = h^2 + 16h + 60
You can also use the box method or the FOIL rule as alternative routes to find the area.
The units for the area are in square inches.
