− 5 6 − 3 2 v+ 15 4 + 3 1 v

Jack has a rectangular piece of land, the area of which is represented by a1 = 9.5l. his brother has a different rectangular piece of land, the area of which is represented by a2 = l(14 − l). let a represent the area in square meters and l represent the length in meters of the pieces of land. the two equations plotted on a graph meet at a point as shown in the image