Functions Corner Cut Off
A rectangle is made of blue paper, and measures 20 cm by 10 cm.
A corner is cut off.
The right angled triangle that is cut off has shorter sides (2p) cm and (p-1) cm.
What values of p are valid?
What is the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle that is cut off, in terms of p?
What is the area remaining, in terms of p?
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