SOLUTION: A swimming pool has dimensions, in meters, given by the roots of the quadratic equation x2 - 25x + 150 = 0
Solve the equation to find the width and length of the pool
Question 1042130: A swimming pool has dimensions, in meters, given by the roots of the quadratic equation x2 - 25x + 150 = 0
Solve the equation to find the width and length of the pool Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x^2 -25x + 150 = 0
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find the prime factors of 150
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prime factors are 5 * 5 * 3 * 2
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we can now factor the given quadratic
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(x-15) * (x-10) = 0
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x = 15 and x = 10
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width of the pool is 10 meters
length of pool is 15 meters
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