Miriam reduced a square photo by cutting 3 inches away from the length and the width so it will fit in her photo album. the area of the reduced photo is 64 square inches. in the equation (x – 3)2 = 64, x represents the side measure of the original photo.

what were the dimensions of the original photo?

second option

step-by-step explanation:

the measures of a triangle equal 180. use that to find x.

2x+3x+4x=180

9x=180

9x/9=180/9

x=20

now you know x, you know angle a is 40°, angle b is 60°, angle c is 80°.

because angle a is 40°, the first option doesn't work.

because angle b is 60°, the second option does work.

when you add angle a and b, you get 100°. complementary means it equals 90°, so the third option doesn't work.

when you add angle a and c, you get 120°, which is not 100.