Answer:
width = 3.5 m
length = 18 m
Step-by-step explanation:
area = length x width
x is the width then length = 2x + 11
x(2x + 11) = 63
2x^2 + 11x - 63 = 0
The formula to solve a quadratic equation of the form ax^2 + bx + c = 0 is equal to x = [-b +/-√(b^2 - 4ac)]/2a
with a = 2
b = 11
c = -63
substitute in the formula
x = [-11 +/- √(11^2 - 4(2)(-63))]2(2)
x = [-11 +/- √(121 + 504)]/4
x = [-11 +/- √625]/4
x = (-11 +/- 25)/4
x1 = (-11 + 25)/4 = 14/4 = 3.5
x2 = (-11 - 25)/4 = -36/4 = -9
since width can't be a negative number, x is 3.5
length = 2x + 11 = 2(3.5) + 11 = 18
The answer is 523.6 and all you have to do is round it to the nearest hundredth
Answer:
15 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
Hi, the illustration for the problem is a right triangle with:
hypotenuse (C)= the length of the ladder = L
horizontal side(A) = distance from bottom of the ladder to the building = L - 6
vertical side(B) = distance from the top of the ladder to the bottom of the building = L - 3
So, we can use Pythagoras formula:
A2 +B2= C2
(L – 6 )² + (L-3)² = L²
L²-12L+36+L²-6L+9 =L²
L2 -18L+45 =0
APPLYING QUADRATIC FORMULA WE OBTAIN:
L =15 OR L=3
If L=3
Vertical side = L-3 = 0 (Length can´t be 0)
So L=15
