document.write( "Question 1160886: A baseball court is 2 m longer than it is wide. If its area is 575 m^2 find the dimensions of the court. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Let length = l
\n" ); document.write( "Let width = w
\n" ); document.write( "As the condition given
\n" ); document.write( "l = w+2m
\n" ); document.write( "l*w = 575m^2
\n" ); document.write( "Use substitution
\n" ); document.write( "(w+2m)*w = 575m^2
\n" ); document.write( "w^2+2mw = 575m^2
\n" ); document.write( "w^2+2mw-575m^2 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "(w-23m)(w+25m) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "w-23m = 0 or w+25m = 0
\n" ); document.write( "w = 23m or w = -25m (negative is not possible)
\n" ); document.write( "w = 23m
\n" ); document.write( "l = w+2m
\n" ); document.write( "Use substitution
\n" ); document.write( "l = 23m+2m
\n" ); document.write( "l = 25m
\n" ); document.write( "Check-----
\n" ); document.write( "l*w = 575m^2\r
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