Which type of function best models the area of the garden as a function of the width?

Question

The Length of a rectangle garden is one meter longer than it’s width.

The area’s for various widths are given in the table.

Width

(Meters) Area (Square Meters)

2 6

3 12

4 20

5 30

6 42

A. Linear

B. Exponential

C.Quadratic

D.None of the above

Answer 1

L=1+W

Area = A = LW = (1+W)W = W + W^2

A(W) = W +W^2

It's a quadratic function

Answer is C) quadratic