The area of a garden is given by the trinomial g^2 - 2g - 24. The garden's length is g + 4. What is the garden's width

Question

A. g-2
B. g-6
C. g-8
D. g+2

Answer 1

To find the garden's width, we need to factor the trinomial g^2 - 2g - 24.

g^2 - 2g - 24 = (g + 4)(g - 6)

The garden's length is g + 4, so the garden's width is g - 6.

Therefore, the garden's width is B. g - 6.