document.write( "Question 821626: the backyard of a neighbor's house is rectangular, and its length is 5 feet more than its width. if the area of the yard is 500 square feet, how much fencing would be required to enclose the yard \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "x = y + 5
\n" ); document.write( "xy = 500
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\n" ); document.write( "xy = 500
\n" ); document.write( "(y + 5)y = 500
\n" ); document.write( "yy + 5y - 500 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "the above quadratic equation is in standard form, with a=1, b=5, and c=-500
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\n" ); document.write( "1 5 -500
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\n" ); document.write( "the two real roots (i.e. the two x-intercepts), of the quadratic are:
\n" ); document.write( "y = 20
\n" ); document.write( "y = -25
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\n" ); document.write( "negative width doesn't make sense so use the positive root:
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\n" ); document.write( "answer:
\n" ); document.write( "w = 20 ft
\n" ); document.write( "L = 25 ft
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