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Question 427874: The area of the rectangular playground enclosure at South school is 500 square meters. The length of the playground is 5 meters longer than the width. Find the dimensions of the playground in meters Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The area of the rectangular playground enclosure at South school is 500 square meters. The length of the playground is 5 meters longer than the width. Find the dimensions of the playground in meters
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Area = L*W = 500
Length = W+5
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Substitute and solve for "W":
(W+5)W = 500
w^2+5w-500 = 0
(w-20)(w+25) = 0
Positive solution:
Width = 20 meters
Length = W+5 = 25 meters
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Stan H.
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