Elijah is building a deck. He has enough wood to build a 35

Last updated: 7/20/2022

Elijah is building a deck. He has enough wood to build a 35 ft2 deck. Elijah wants the deck to be 2 ft longer than it is wide. He sets up the following equations to help him determine the dimensions of the deck. x(x+2) = 35 x²+2x-35 = 0 where x is the width of the deck in feet. How wide should Elijah make his deck? To solve for x, first factor the left side of the equation. Note: The width of the deck must be positive. Ignore negative values for x. x = 7 feet x = 3 feet x = 5 feet x = 6 feet