Answer:
<h2>The shorter side is 6 ft and the longer side is 11 ft</h2>
Step-by-step explanation:
The options are not given, but we could solve and arrive at an answer
say the shorter side is x
and the longer side is x+5
we know that the area of a rectangle is given as
x*(x+5)=66
open the bracket
x^2+5x=66
x^2+5x-66=0
Find two factors of -66 whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is 5 .
the factors are 11 and -6
splitting the middle term using the two factors 11 and -6
x2 +11x - 6x - 66=0
x(x+11)-6(x+11)=0
(x-6)=0
x=6
(x+11)=0
x=-11
The shorter side is 6 ft and the longer side is 11 ft
