The length of a rectangular garden is 7 m greater than the width. the area is 78m^2. Find the dimensions for length and width

fluerkg

fluerkg

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2022-10-31

The length of a rectangular garden is 7 m greater than the width. the area is 78m^2. Find the dimensions for length and width

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Phoebe Medina

Phoebe Medina

Beginner2022-11-01Added 17 answers

Let Width=xm Length=(x+7)m
So by the area
( x + 7 ) x = 78
x 2 + 7 x - 78 = 0
x 2 + 13 x - 6 x - 78 = 0
x ( x + 13 ) - 6 ( x + 13 ) = 0
( x + 13 ) ( x - 6 ) = 0
x = 6 negative solution meanigless.
Width=6m Length=(6+7)=13m

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