Question

The area of a rectangular athletic field is represented by the expression 16y^7+32y^5+80y^3 square meters. Write an algebraic expression to represent one possible set of dimensions (in the sense “length times width”) of the athletic field. Include correct units with your solution.

Answer 1

is this a goofy math teacher way to ask you to factor?

Answer 2

if so then you can write
\[16 y^3 (y^4+2 y^2+5)\]

Answer 3

so length could be
\[16y^2 \] and width
\[y^4+2y^2+5\] i suppose