SOLUTION: The area of an official high school basketball court is 4200 square feet. The area of an official basketball court for college and professional is 4700 square feet. Both are recta

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Question 104798: The area of an official high school basketball court is 4200 square feet. The area of an official basketball court for college and professional is 4700 square feet. Both are rectangles and two shorter sides measure 50 feet in length.
Determine the dimension and perimeter of the high school court AND college/professional court

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be the length of the longer side.
high school
50x=4200 divide each side by 50.
x=84'
.
college and professional
50x=4700
x=94'
.
Ed