The perimeter of a rectangular yard is completely surrounded by a fence that measures 12 meters. What is the length of the yard if the area of the yard is 9 meters squared?
Answers:
A) 8
B) 1
C) 3
D) 4
E) 6

Rationale: perimeter of rectangular yard = 2 ( l + b ) = 12 - - > l + b = 6 area = l * b = 9 b = 6 - l l ( 6 - l ) = 9 6 l - l ^ 2 = 9 l ^ 2 - 6 l + 9 = 0 upon simplifying we get l = 3 . answer : b
Answer: B