Question

There is a L-shaped sidewalk that is 158 meters long. By cutting across the lawn, the

Answer 1

Answer:

Each side of the L-shaped sidewalk is 126 m and 32m respectively.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total length of the sidewalk = 158 meters

Cutting across the lawn the distance = 130 meters

The L-shaped lawn will be treated as a right angled triangle.

So the 130 m distance is the hypotenuse here.

Let one side of the L-shaped lawn be 'x' meter so the another side will be (158-x) meters.

Applying Pythagoras formula.

$(Hypotenuse)^2=(height)^2+(base)^2$

So,

⇒ $(130)^2=x^2 +(158-x)^2$

⇒ $(130)^2=x^2+(158-x)(158-x)$

⇒ $16900=x^2+24964-158x-158x+x^2$

⇒ $16900 =2x^2-316x+24964$

⇒ $2x^2+316x+24964-16900=0$

⇒ $2x^2-316x+8064=0$

⇒ $x^2-158x+4032=0$

Applying quadratic formula;

Quadratic formula : $\frac{\pm b \sqrt{b^2-4ac} }{2a}$ where a=1 and b=-158 and c=4032

So the value of x= 126 and 32.

The length of each side of the sidewalk is 'x'= 126 m and '(158-x)'='(158-126)'=32 m