SOLUTION: A rectangular farm has a perimeter of 700m and area of 30 000m^2. Find it's dimensions.

Question 989753: A rectangular farm has a perimeter of 700m and area of 30 000m^2. Find it's dimensions.
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer. 150 m and 200 m.

Solution

You need to solve the system of two equations

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Express y = 350-x from the first equation and substitute into the second equation. You will have

x*(350-x) = 30000.

Then solve this quadratic equation using the quadratic formula or the Vieta's theorem.

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