SOLUTION: Julio constructed a platform for a bean bag toss game. The plans for the original platform had dimensions of 3 feet by 5 feet. He made his platform larger by adding x feet to the l

Question 1016040: Julio constructed a platform for a bean bag toss game. The plans for the original platform had dimensions of 3 feet by 5 feet. He made his platform larger by adding x feet to the length and width. The area of the new platform is 35 square feet. Write a quadratic equation that represents the area of his platform, and find the dimensions of the platform Julio made.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x=amount added to length and width
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L=length=5ft+x; W=width=3ft+x
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. This equation represents new area

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He added 2 feet to each dimension
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L=5ft+x=5ft+2ft=7ft
W=3ft+x=3ft+2ft=5ft
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ANSWER: The new dimensions were 7 feet by 5 feet.
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