Question

Bill wants to bould a shed that is 2 feet longer than it is wide. Then he want to fence in a pasture area using 2 sides of the shed (see diagram). What function models the area of the pasture?

Answer 1

To answer this item, I would assume that the pasture is in a rectangular form. The area of a rectangle is the product of the dimensions. Let x be one of the sides of the pasture and the other dimension will become x+2. The equation that would best represent the scenario is,
                                      A = (x)(x + 2)