SOLUTION: A rectangular playground is to be fenced so that one of the sides is 16 feet longer than an adjacent side (s). Which of the following quadratic functions can be used to represent t

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Question 1058934: A rectangular playground is to be fenced so that one of the sides is 16 feet longer than an adjacent side (s). Which of the following quadratic functions can be used to represent the area of the playground?
A=s^2
A=16S^2
A=S^2+16s
A=s^2+16
Can u please show me the method to solve and the answer?
Thanks much!!

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
...one of the sides is 16 feet longer than an adjacent side (s)

A for area.
The sides s, and s+16;
A=s(s+16)

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