The area of a square mirror is 256in squared. a rectangular mirror has a width the same as the square mirrors width. its length is two inches longer than its width. what is the area of the rectangular mirror?

Given that Area of the square mirror = 256 square inches

We know that area of square is given by formula

Area = x^2, where x is the side of the square

plug the given value

256=x^2

take square root

16=x

Hence width of the square is 16 inches.

Given that a rectangular mirror has a width the same as the square mirrors width.

Then width of the rectangle = 16 inches

Length of the rectangle = 16+2 = 18 inches

Area of rectangle = Length * width = 16*18 = 288

Hence final answer is 288 square inches.