Recall Valarie Ramirez from the beginning of the chapter. Now that you have completed the chapter, answer the following question
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Answer:
The length is 28.656 m and the width is 14.656 m
Explanation:
<u><em>The question in English is</em></u>
The area of a basketball court is 420 m² if the length is 14 meters more than the width, what are its dimensions?
Let
L ----> the length of the basketball court
W ---> the width of the basketball court
we know that
The area of the of rectangular court is
we have
so
----> equation A
----> equation B
substitute equation B in equation A and solve for W
Solve the quadratic equation by graphing
The solution is
see the attached figure
Find the value of L
therefore
The dimensions are
The length is 28.656 m and the width is 14.656 m
