Help me plzzz i need a answer of this ..thank you so much

Josephine has a great garden with and area of 2x2 + x - 6 square feet

How do i start to solve? would appreciate a walk-thru! a bird sitting 16ft above the ground in an apple tree dislodges an apple. after how many seconds does the apple land on the ground? (assuming that no branches will interfere with it's fall)

Which graph represents the linear function below? y-3=1/2(x+2)