Question

The area of a rectangular carpet is 252 square feet. The length is nine feet more than the width. Find the length and the width of the carpet.

Answer 1

Answer:

Length = 30 feet

Width = 21 feet

Given - Length is nine feet more

Area is 252

To find - Value of length and width

Solution-

let the width of the carpet be X

therefore length = 9 + X

Area of carpet = Length * width

252 = (9+x) * X

252 = 9x + x²

Solving the equation by splitting middle term

x² + 9x - 252 = 0

x²- 21x + 12x - 252= 0

x ( x - 21) + 12( x - 21) = 0

(x -21)( x + 12) = 0

X = 21 or X = (-12)

Length = 9 + X

= 30 or (-3)

negative is not possible so

length = 30

width = 21