Question

Clara writes the equation (x – 13)(x + 8) = 196 to solve for the missing side length of a triangle represented by the factor x + 8. What is the missing side length represented by x + 8 units of the triangle?

Answer 1

The answer is x=100.5 because you would add 13-8 to 196 and you would get 196+5 and that would be 201 then you would divide that by 2 and x=100.5