Ms. Myers is building a triangular sandbox with a base of x+1 and a height of 4x+3. a) What is the area of the sandbox in terms of x? Do not distribute yet!
b) What is the above equation in standard form? (Multiply it out, you will get decimals!)
c) Ms. Myers wants to decrease the height by 5 and double the base. What are the new height and base in terms of x?
d) What is the area of the new sandbox in terms of x? Do not distribute yet!
e) What is the above equation in standard form?
f) For what values of x will the area of the two gardens be the same? Enter your answer as a fraction