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4b - Quadratic Applications (Area) Date: ________

Objective : ____________________________________________________________________

Best Practice Strategies for Solving Applications


1. Analyze the problem – what kind of problem is it? (geometry, profit, gravity)
2. Choose a variable and define it (what does it represent?)
3. Express the unknowns in terms of the variable
4. Set up an equation and solve it
5. Check your solution and answer the question

RECTANGLE AREA APPLICATIONS (geometry)


The formula for the area of a rectangle is given by : Area = Length x Width
Steps:
 Define the ____________ and ____________ in terms of one variable (read carefully!)
 Draw a ___________________ ~ label the ___________ and note the ____________
 ________________ into the area formula
 Solve for the ___________________ (ignore negative solutions!)
 Answer the question ~ _________________ includes _______________________________
 Pro Tip ~ _________________ the ________________________

EXAMPLE #1 ~ Poster Dimensions


Example: The length of a rectangular poster Organize the Info:
is 6 more inches than three times its width.
The area of the poster is 360 square inches.
Solve for the dimensions (length and width)
of the poster.

Workspace:

Answer the question (sentence form):


EXAMPLE #2 ~ Increase in Deck Dimensions
Example: Travis has a deck that measures 12 Workspace:
feet by 7 feet. He wants to increase each
dimension by equal lengths so that its area is
increased by 50%. By how much should he
increase each dimension?

Answer the question (sentence form):

EXAMPLE #3 ~ Pool Walkway Width


Example: As seen in the diagram below, Workspace:
Noah is building a walkway with a width of
x feet to go around a swimming pool that
measures 13 feet by 6 feet. If the total area of
the pool and the walkway will be 540 square
feet, how wide should the walkway be?

Answer the question (sentence form):

Practice Problems
The practice problems for this objective are in Delta Math. Click on the link in Canvas to
complete the assignment.

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