Question

The front lawn of NPHS has a roped off area of 2x^2 - 11x + 15. What are the

possible dimensions of the roped off area?

Answer 1

`x-3` by
`2x-5` units

Explanation:

Use the slide-and-divide method to factor the polynomial:

`2x^2-11x+15`

`x^2-11x+30`

`(x-6)(x-5)`

`(x-3)(2x-5)`

Therefore, the dimensions are
`x-3` by
`2x-5` units