Answer:82
Step-by-step explanation: the patch of grass is a 2 by 2 first find the area which is 4
then find the area of the garden forget the grass patch for now 8 x 11= 88 now 88 - 4 = 82ft
If you are trying to get y by itself I shown my work.
16
x
2
+
16
x
=
42
Step 2: Subtract 42 from both sides.
16
x
2
+
16
x
−
42
=
42
−
42
16
x
2
+
16
x
−
42
=
0
For this equation: a=16, b=16, c=-42
16
x
2
+
16
x
+
−
42
=
0
Step 3: Use quadratic formula with a=16, b=16, c=-42.
x
=
−
b
±
b
2
−
4
a
c
2
a
x
=
−
(
16
)
±
(
16
)
2
−
4
(
16
)
(
−
42
)
2
(
16
)
x
=
−
16
±
2944
32
x
=
−
1
2
+
1
4
46
or
x
=
−
1
2
+
−
1
4
46
Answer:
x
=
−
1
2
+
1
4
46
or
x
=
−
1
2
+
−
1
4
46
C and D apply to your expression.