The area of a square mirror is 256 in squared. A rectangle mirror has a width the same as the square mirror width. Its length is 2 in longer than its width. What is the area of the rectangle mirror?

square: 16

rect: 16x18 = ...

288

To find the area of the rectangle mirror, we need to know the dimensions of the rectangle. From the given information, we know that the area of the square mirror is 256 in².

The area of a square is calculated by multiplying the length of one of its sides by itself. So, to find the side length of the square mirror, we need to calculate the square root of the area.

√(Area of square mirror) = √(256 in²) = 16 in

Since the square mirror is a square, all sides are equal, and each side measures 16 inches.

The rectangle mirror width is the same as the square mirror width, which is 16 inches. The length of the rectangle mirror is 2 inches longer than the width, so the length will be 16 inches + 2 inches = 18 inches.

To find the area of the rectangle mirror, we can multiply its length by its width:

Area of rectangle mirror = Length × Width = 18 in × 16 in = 288 in²

Therefore, the area of the rectangle mirror is 288 in².