Question

The area of a garden is given by the trinomial g^2 – 2g – 24. The garden’s length is g + 4. What is the garden’s width?
a)g – 2
b)g – 6
c)g – 8
d)g + 2

Answer 1

this is same as telling

(g+4)(g+x)=g^2 – 2g – 24

Answer 2

now factorise

Answer 3

but what does that mean?

Answer 4

@AravindG is right

Answer 5

I just used property that for rectangle area=l*b

Answer 6

b=width is unknown here

Answer 7

so confused

Answer 8

what am I supposed to multiply all I see is letters and numbers

Answer 9

area of rectangle=l*b ok?

Answer 10

but what do I multiply what numbers?

Answer 11

the answer is B

Answer 12

100% thanks !!!!

Answer 13

area=g^2 – 2g – 24

length=g + 4

width= ?

Answer 14

hope that makes things cleaR