. The total area of a rectangular mural has been extended by x feet. The expression to represent the area is 5.5(7.5 + x). Rewrite the expression using the Distributive Property.

Answer and Step-by-step explanation: Distributive Property describes how to solve expressions like a(b +c). According to the property, multiplying the sum of two or more numbers by a number will result in the same as multiplying each number and then add the products. For example:

                 11(2 + 4)

11(6) = 66                 22 + 44 = 66

So, for the expression that represents the area:

5.5(7.5 + x) = 41.25 + 5.5x

As the expression has non-numerical terms, the distributive property will be multiply each term and then add the products.

The expressio for area of a rectangular mural is 41.25 + 5.5x.

for the friend request.

when a figure, such as triangle (xyz) is reflected over the line y = x to create x'y'z' the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the original image (pre-image) will be reversed for the image. (e.g., (x, y) > (y, x)) this means that the pre-image position of the x- and y-coordinates switch places which in turn provides a mirror like image of the original xyz.  

i notice that when i draw a line segment from x to x', that the points are parallel from each other -- they are exactly across from each other and do not intersect with any other points.  

yes, think i would see the same characteristic if you drew the line segment connecting y with the reflecting line and then y' with the reflecting line because of the essence of reflections. because it is a mirror image, each point was effected the same way which leads me to conclude that they same would apply to y and y'.