SOLUTION: A children’s park has an area of 84 square meters and a perimeter of 38 meters. What are its length and width?

Question 1187408: A children’s park has an area of 84 square meters and a perimeter of 38 meters. What are its length and width?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rectangle shape or what?

If w for width and L for length then

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Answer by ikleyn(52786) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The sum of the adjacent sides is x + y = 38/2 = 19 m. The product of the sides is 84 square meters (the area). So, your equation is x*(19-x) = 84. Write it in the standard form of a quadratic equation and solve using the quadratic formula or factoring. The ANSWER is: the dimensions of the park are 7 meters by 12 meters.

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