Answer:
x=9
Step-by-step explanation:
The area is given by
A = (5 + 2x) * (10 + 2x) - 50
Rewriting we have:
A = 50 + 10x + 20x + 4x ^ 2 -50
Rewriting we have:
A = 4x ^ 2 + 30x
Substituting the value of the area we have:
54 = 4x ^ 2 + 30x
Rewriting:
4x ^ 2 + 30x - 54 = 0
We look for the roots:
x1 = -9
x2 = 3/2
We take the positive root:
x2 = 3/2
Answer:
the value of x is:
x = 3/2
Answer:
5 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
This is because if you draw a line going west and label it as 4 miles, then draw another line going south and label it 3 miles, you form a right angle, right? So, the fastest way to go back would be taking a diagonal-like route back to the beginning. Does this shape look familiar to you? Right! It's a right triangle. And do the numbers 3, 4, and 5 sound familiar to you? Yup, it's a Pythagorean triplet. If the legs of a right triangle are 3 and 4, the hypotenuse is 5. Why am I saying this? Because, in the drawing you just did, the 4 miles west and 3 miles south were the legs, and the diagonal path back to the beginning is the hypotenuse. Get it now?
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