5. When reading some schematics of a rectangular garden you see the binomial x+8 feet represents the length
and the binomial x-1 feet represents the width.
(a) Write an expression that represents the total area of the garden in the
form x²+bx+c by using the distributive property.
(Recall that Area = Length x Width)
x = 3
(b) Test to make sure that your expression from above is equivalent to (x-1)(x+8) using the following
values of x. Show your tests for equivalency.
(x-1)(x+8)
x= 10
x-1
(x-1)(x+8)
Your Expression:
x+8
Your Expression:
