Question

Mcnizzle99 is putting a cement slab in his backyard. The original slab was going to have dimension of 8 feet by 6 feet. He decided to make the slab larger by adding x feet to each side. The are of the new slab is 120 square feet.

a. Write a quadratic equation that represents the area of the new slab.

b. Find the new dimensions of the slab.

Answer 1

(x + 8)(x + 6) = 120

Answer 2

i did that then got stuck

Answer 3

i got that too! know how to i find the new dimensions?

Answer 4

TY