SOLUTION: A rectangular garden is 5 ft longer than it is wide. Its area is 6000 "ft"^2. What are its dimensions?
Its width equals:
Its length equals:
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Question 1042588: A rectangular garden is 5 ft longer than it is wide. Its area is 6000 "ft"^2. What are its dimensions?
Its width equals:
Its length equals:
Found 3 solutions by jorel555, addingup, Fombitz:
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let width be w. Then length is w+5. So:
w(w+5)=6000
w²+5w-6000=0
(w+80)(w-75)=0
w=75 ft.
w+5=80 ft. ☺☺☺☺
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Area = L*W
L = W+5
therefore:
(W+5)*W = 6000
W^2+5W-6000 = 0
(W-75)(W+80) = 0
W-75 = 0 or W+80 = 0
W = 75 or W = -80
Since we're looking for a positive number, let's try 75:
(75+5)*75 = 6000 Correct
:
John
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Substituting,
Only the positive solution for W make sense in this problem,
Then,
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