SOLUTION: A rectangular lawn of length (x+5) meters is ( x-2) meters wide. If the diagonal is (x+6) meters, find the dimension of the lawn.

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Question 1057666: A rectangular lawn of length (x+5) meters is ( x-2) meters wide. If the diagonal is (x+6) meters, find the dimension of the lawn.
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A rectangular lawn of length (x+5) meters is ( x-2) meters wide. If the diagonal is (x+6) meters, find the dimension of the lawn.
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 +  = .

Solve for x.

 = ,

 = 0,

(x-7)*(x+1) = 0,

The positive root is x = 7.

Answer.  The dimensions are 12 and 5 meters.


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