SOLUTION: Hey, I have an issue. I had a rectangle with the area of 255m squared, the length= 17m, the width=15m I needed to extend this area by 3.226 so it became 822.63m squared. My pro

Question 744803: Hey, I have an issue.
I had a rectangle with the area of 255m squared, the length= 17m, the width=15m
I needed to extend this area by 3.226 so it became 822.63m squared. My problem is that how do I figure out the dimensions of length and width once I have this new area? I have tried things like simply multiplying the lengths and widths by 3.226 but they were incorrect and am stuck to how to complete this.
Answer by savvyhush23(50) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x be the extension of the sides of rectangle after it extend the area by 3.226
thus, &
The ratio of the extended area to the original area is:

solving quadratic equation yields

Thus, &
Checking:
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