Miguel Is building a doghouse. He cuts one sheet of wood to make the front wall. he also cuts out a door that is 2 feet by 2 feet. The dimensions, in feet, are shown in the diagram, Miguel needs to paint the wood. What amid the area he needs to paint?

1.What is the area of the rectangular piece of wood before the square is cut out? Include units with your answer

2. what is the area of the square that was cut out of the wood? Remember to include units

3. What is the area Miguel needs to paint? Explain how you found your answer.

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation