Name : __________________ How do we solve area problems leading to a quadratic equation?

Ms. Mizrahi

1. Madeline is building a rectangular dog pen that she wishes to enclose with a fence. The width of the pen is 2 yards less than the length. If the area of the dog pen is 15 how many yards of fencing is needed to completely enclose the pen.

2. A triangle has an area of 77 square inches. Find the length of the base if the base is 3 inches more than the height.

3. The length of a rectangle exceeds its width by 3 inches. The area of the rectangle is 70 square inches, find its dimensions.