Arectangle has a side length of 3 feet and an area of 24 squared feet. a larger similar triangle has a corresponding length of 9 feet. find the area of the larger rectangle.

Susie will have  decimal 10.29exact form 72/7mixed number form 10 2/7

The given  0 = x + 2 + x2 can and should be re-written as  0 = 1x^2 + 1x   + 2.   thus, a=1, b=1 and c=2.   the discriminant is b^2-4ac, or 1^2-4(1)(2), or1-8=-7.because the discriminant is negative we have two complex roots.