When a contractor paints a square surface that has a side length of x feet, he needs to know the area of the surface in order to buy the correct amount of paint. Since the contractor always adds 25 square feet to the area, he buys extra paint. Write a function that can be used to find the total area in square feet, A(x), that the contractor will use to determine how much paint he needs to buy?

Asquare is dilated by a scale factor of 1.25 to create a new square. how does the area of the new square compare with the area of the original square? a)the area of the new square is 1.25 times the area of the original square. b)the area of the new square is 2.50 times the area of the original square. c)the area of the new square is 1.252 times the area of the original square. d)the area of the new square is 1.253 times the area of the original square.

Find the slope of the line below . enter your answer as a fraction or decimal. use a slash mark ( / ) as the fraction bar if necessary

Lena reflected this figure across the x-axis. she writes the vertices of the image as a'(−2, 8), b'(−5, 6), c'(−8, 8), d'(−4, 2).