Question

The Courtney family wants to expand their rectangular patio, which currently measures 13ftby 18 ft. They want to extend the length and width by the same amount to increase the total areaby 140 ft squared. Write a quadratic equation that models the situation. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SOLVE.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

et the number of feet they are going to expand the width and length of the patio. ... But, we also know form our problem that they want to increase the total area of the patio by 160 ... Now we can equate the expanded area of the patio and simplify: ... Write the quadratic equation in standard form: x^2- 1 = -7x.