SOLUTION: O.K., I took a stab at this one and got to a dead end - any help getting through it would be greatly appreciated! A rectangular parking lot is 50ft. longer than it is wide. Det

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The therorem of Pythagoras says
let x = h
x+50 = w
d = 250




complete the square






so, h = 150 ft and w = 200 ft
check to see if the diagonal is 250 ft




another check is, divide each dimension by 50



It's a 3-4-5 right triangle!

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For this you need the Pythagorean Theorum.

a = length (altitude) = b+50
b = width (base) = b
c - diagonal (hypotenuse) = 250


Foil the binomial

combine like terms

Square the Hypotenuse

Move all values to the left side

Divide all parts by 2

Factor

set each piece equal to 0
and
and
a Distance CAN NOT be a negative value.


Substitute




Dimentions:
Length = 200
Width = 150