SOLUTION: The length of swimming pool is 8m longer than its width and the area is 103m

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Question 1118397: The length of swimming pool is 8m longer than its width and the area is 103m
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What do you want to ask? Dimensions? Perimeter?

w, width
w+8, length

w%28w%2B8%29=103
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w%5E2%2B8w-103=0

discrim 64%2B4%2A103=64%2B412=476=4%2A119=4%2A7%2A17

w=%28-8%2B2%2Asqrt%28119%29%29%2F2

highlight%28w=-4%2Bsqrt%28119%29%29-------Use this to answer whatever your question is.