Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.<span><span><span><span>−b</span>±<span>√<span><span>b2</span><span><span>−4</span><span>(<span>ac</span>)</span></span></span></span></span><span>2a</span></span><span><span><span>-b</span>±<span><span>b2</span><span><span>-4</span><span>ac</span></span></span></span><span>2a</span></span></span>Substitute the values <span><span>a=5</span><span>a=5</span></span>, <span><span>b=<span>−3</span></span><span>b=<span>-3</span></span></span>, and <span><span>c=<span>−4</span></span><span>c=<span>-4</span></span></span> into the quadratic formula and solve for <span>xx</span>.<span><span><span>3±<span>√<span><span><span>(<span>−3</span>)</span>2</span><span><span>−4</span>⋅<span>(<span>5⋅<span>−4</span></span>)</span></span></span></span></span><span>2⋅5</span></span><span><span>3±<span><span><span>-3</span>2</span><span><span>-4</span>⋅<span>5⋅<span>-4</span></span></span></span></span><span>2⋅5</span></span></span>Simplify.Tap for more steps...<span><span>x=<span><span>3±<span>√89</span></span>10</span></span><span>x=<span><span>3±89</span>10</span></span></span>The result can be shown in both exact and approximate form.<span><span>x=<span><span>3±<span>√89</span></span>10</span></span><span>x=<span><span>3±89</span>10</span></span></span><span>x≈1.24339811,<span>−<span>0.64339811</span></span></span>
if the length of each side is 16in, the total length would be 32in. (16 x 2 = 32) because the length is equal to twice the width, divide 32 by 2 (32/2 = 16)