1st Question :-
a) State what's asked to find
- the length of the rectangular garden.
b) State the given facts
- area of a rectangular pool (garden) = x² + x - 12 cm²
- width of the garden = x + 4 cm.
c) Write a working equation
area of the garden = length of the garden × width of the garden. Let's take the length as 'l'. So the equation is...
- x² + x - 12 = l × (x + 4)
d) Solve the equation
e) State your answer
- The length of the rectangular garden is x - 3 cm.
NOTE :-
I think there's a mistake in the question. It should be the area of the rectangular garden & not area of the rectangular pool because here we are asked to measure the length of the garden.
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2nd Question :-
a) State what's asked to find
- the length of the side of the square.
b) State the given facts
- area of the tile = x² + 10x + 25 cm²
c) Write a working equation.
We know that, area of a square = side of the square × side of the square. Let's take the side of the tile (square) as 's'. So, the equation is...
d) Solve the equation
e) State your answer
- The length of 1 side of the square is x + 5 cm.
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