Suppose the garden bed row for Okra is modeled by the polynomial x2 - 11x + 24 in.2 If the width is represented by ( x - 8 ) inches. How long is the garden bed?

Question

Your group needs to help a “Plantito” with his okra in a boxhill rectangular concrete planter. As Ateneans, you need to work as a team to help solve the problems involving polynomial models. Each member must be assigned to answer an item. All members of the group need to know how each problem was solved. You have five days to finish this task!                                                                                                        

1) Traditionally, Okra is planted in ground garden beds as seen below. 



Suppose the garden bed row for Okra is modeled by the polynomial x2 - 11x + 24 in.2 If the width is represented by ( x - 8 ) inches. How long is the garden bed? 

Answer 1

x-3 inches

just divide x-8 into the quadratic polynomial, using either synthetic or long division. It comes out even with no remainder. (x-8)(x-3) = by FOIL x^2 -3x-8x+24 = x^2 -11x+24