SOLUTION: The length of the top of a table is 7m greater than the width. The aread is 78m^2 Find the dimensions of the table. What is the width and length of the table?
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Question 420366: The length of the top of a table is 7m greater than the width. The aread is 78m^2 Find the dimensions of the table. What is the width and length of the table? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The length of the top of a table is 7m greater than the width.
Let width be "x"
Then length is "x+7"
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The area is 78m^2 Find the dimensions of the table.
Equation:
width*length = area
x(x+7) = 78
x^2+7x-78 = 0
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(x-6)(x+13) = 0
Positive solution:
x = 6m (width)
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x+7 = 13m (length)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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