A rectangular patio is 9 ft by 6 ft. When the length and width are increased by the same amount, the area becomes 88 sq ft. Ginger is using the zero product property to solve the equation (6 + x) (9 + x) = 88. What do her solutions represent? a. one possible length and one possible width. b. two possible amounts for the widths. c. two possible amounts for the lengths. d. two possible amounts by which the dimensions were increased.

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Emilee Terrell

12 June, 23:09

A rectangular patio is 9 ft by 6 ft. When the length and width are increased by the same amount, the area becomes 88 sq ft. Ginger is using the zero product property to solve the equation (6 + x) (9 + x) = 88. What do her solutions represent? a. one possible length and one possible width. b. two possible amounts for the widths. c. two possible amounts for the lengths. d. two possible amounts by which the dimensions were increased.

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Reginald Fry · Answer 1

I think the correct answer among the choices presented above is option d. Her solution to the equation presented represents two possible amounts by which the dimensions were increased. The function given results to a quadratic equation which is known to have two possible answers.