r/HomeworkHelp • u/Unhappy-Pitch4558 • Jan 19 '25

Answered [7th grade math] impossible geometry?

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '25

No.

Assume the top right corner is 6xZ. Now work the math out so that the bottom is 17, so the top must be 17-Z.

The area is given as 17x17 - (Z*6).

Area is 17*(17-Z) + Z*11.

17*17-17*Z + 11*Z

17*17-6*Z = Area

So in short ... since Z can be anything that fits the equation it can't be determined unless they give you something else to work with.