Question

6. Essay: Show all work. A gardener wants to create a triangular garden in the shape of a right triangle with shortest side length x – 2y ft. and the middle length side x + 6y ft. What is an algebraic expression for the area of the garden? Be sure to multiply this out and express in simplest correct mathematical form, including units

Answer 1

x^2 +4xy -12y^2

Answer 2

(x - 2y)(x + 6y)
x^2 +6xy +-2xy + -12y^2
x^2 + 4xy - 12^2