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Cardlner's Carden Supplles ls creaLlng a new garden fenclng klL for Lhelr caLalog lL wlll have a 4 fooL gaLe on Lwo sldes of Lhe garden Cn each of
Lhe oLher Lwo sldes Lhere wlll be a 2 fooL decoraLlve elemenL panel 1he remalnder of Lhe klL wlll be elghL fenclng secLlons of equal lengLh lf Lhe
klL ls lnLended for a 230 square fooL garden how long should Lhose pleces of fenclng be?









lnLended sLudenL learnlng
ouLcomes
So|v|ng quadrat|c equat|ons
us|ng comp|et|ng the square
Graph|ng quadrat|c equat|ons
knows (AnLlclpaLed) CuesLlons asked by faclllLaLor knows (ueslred)
2S0 square foot garden
2 gates 4 ft each
2 decorat|ve sect|ons 2 ft each
L|ght add|t|ona| equa| |ength p|eces


WhaL does square fooL/feeL" lmply?

Why are Lhe unlLs ln square feeL"?


Area |s 2S0 square feet
Area |s found by |ength x w|dth
1he prob|em may be |n the form of quadrat|c
equat|on (rev|s|t day 2 or 3)


needLoknows (AnLlclpaLed) CuesLlons asked by faclllLaLor needLoknows (ueslred)
ow |ong shou|d the e|ght p|eces be?
What shou|d the |ength and w|dth of the garden
be?






Wlll Lhls garden be a recLangle or a square?
Pow do we know?

Wlll Lhe varlables ln Lhe equaLlons be
mulLlplled LogeLher?


Is th|s a rectang|e?
1h|s |s a onevar|ab|e prob|em
ow do we wr|te th|s as an equat|on?
What w||| the equat|on |ook ||ke?
nexLSLeps (AnLlclpaLed) CuesLlons asked by Lhe Leacher nexL SLeps (ueslred)
Ask teacher for he|p
Use area formu|a






Clve me a palr of slde lengLhs LhaL would work
for Lhls problem uoes LhaL flL wlLh Lhe
descrlpLlon?

WhaL mlghL make Lhls problem easler Lo
dlgesL?




Draw a d|agram
Wr|te express|ons for the |ength and w|dth of the
garden
1ry d|fferent |engths and w|dths that create an
area of 2S0 square feet