TITLE: MODEL MAKING DESCRIPTION: This activity involves the creation of a solid figure out of a given plane figure and expressing it in terms of factors of a polynomial DIRECTIONS:

1. Create a solid figure from the rectangular figure that was provided by following the steps given.

Step 1. Cut out 2-inches by 2-inches squares in all edges of a 12 inches by 6 inches rectangle.

Step 2. Fold all the sides upward.

Step 3. Paste tape the edges of the new figure.

2. Write your answer to the following questions in a separate sheet. 5 points in each question

a. What is the area of the original rectangle if its side is x units?

b. If the sides of the small squares is y, what expression represents its area?

c. How will you express the area of the new figure in terms of the variables stated in letters a and b?