As a quality assurance analyst reviewing architectural software, you are verifying a module that calculates floor plan dimensions. The area of a particular layout is modeled by the expression $u^2 - 9u + 18$. To verify the length and width parameters, you must recall the correct factored form of this expression. Which of the following represents the correctly factored form?

A facilities manager is using the expression $u^2 - 9u + 18$ to represent the area of a new storage unit. To determine the unit's dimensions by factoring, the manager must identify two integers based on the values in the trinomial. Match each factoring requirement with the correct value from the expression.

A CAD designer is using the area formula $u^2 - 9u + 18$ to specify the footprint of a modular office unit. To simplify the formula for construction teams, the designer must factor it into two binomials. Arrange the following steps in the correct chronological order to complete the factoring process.

Inventory Space Planning

A facilities manager is reviewing a floor plan where the area of a storage unit is represented by the expression $u^2 - 9u + 18$. The manager concludes that the dimensions of the unit are represented by the factored form $(u - 2)(u - 9)$ because the product of -2 and -9 is 18.

True or False: The factored form of $u^2 - 9u + 18$ is $(u - 2)(u - 9)$.