Question

ALGEBRA 1, SEM. 2; please help!

A rectangular flower bed is enlarged so that its area increases by 14 m². The enlarged flower bed is a rectangle and its area is x2+9x+14 m².

Which expressions represent the dimensions of the flower bed before the increase?

Answer 1

The area increased by 14 m^2.

Hence, the actual area is lesser by 14 m^2 so, it is x^2+9x+14 - 14

That is, x^2+9x m^2