Lord byron is designing a set of square garden plots so some peasant families in his kingdom can grow vegetables. the
minimum size for a plot recommended for vegetable gardening is at least 2 m on each side. lord byron has enough
space around the castle to make bigger plots. he decides that each side should be the minimum (2 m) plus an additional
x m.
a. what expression can represent the area of one individual garden based on the undecided additional length xx?
b. there are 12 families in the kingdom who are interested in growing vegetables in the gardens. what equation
can represent the total area, of the 12 gardens?
c. if the total area available for the gardens is 300 sq m, what are the dimensions of each garden?
d. find both values for x that make the equation in part (c) true (the solution set). what value of x does lord
byron need to add to the 2 m?