SOLUTION: one side of a pool table is 1 foot longer than twice the width. the area of the pool table is 15 square feet. what is the length of the table?
how would you write this as a formul
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Question 5031: one side of a pool table is 1 foot longer than twice the width. the area of the pool table is 15 square feet. what is the length of the table?
how would you write this as a formula?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = width of the table
2x + 1 = length of the table
The formula is for area:
WIDTH * LENGTH = AREA
x ( 2x + 1) = 15
That is the formula, which is a quadratic equation. Remember, you'll have to reject any negative values of x.
R^2 at SCC
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