A school is installing a flagpole in the central plaza. The plaza is a square with side length 100 yards as shown in the figure below. The flagpole will take up a square plot in the middle of the plaza and its base will have an area of x² 8x + 16 yd². Area of the flagpole plot: x² − 8x + 16 - 100 yards 100 yards Find the length of the base of the flagpole by factoring. (Hint: Because the area of the flagpole is an expression that involves the variable x, the length of the base will also involve the variable x.)

A school is installing a flagpole in the central plaza. The plaza is a square with side length 100 yards as shown in the figure below. The flagpole will take up a square plot in the middle of the plaza and its base will have an area of x² 8x + 16 yd². Area of the flagpole plot: x² − 8x + 16 - 100 yards 100 yards Find the length of the base of the flagpole by factoring. (Hint: Because the area of the flagpole is an expression that involves the variable x, the length of the base will also involve the variable x.)

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter7: Factoring

Section7.2: Factor Quadratic Trinomials With Leading Coefficient 1

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