SOLUTION: The movie screen in the Imax theater in Sydney, Australia is 11349 square feet in area. If the screen is 20 feet longer than it is wide, find the dimensions of the screen
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Question 269176: The movie screen in the Imax theater in Sydney, Australia is 11349 square feet in area. If the screen is 20 feet longer than it is wide, find the dimensions of the screen
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = length
Let = width
given:
By substitution:
I'll solve by completing the square
Take the square root of both sides
And, since
The length is 117 ft and the width is 97 ft
check:
OK
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