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Pavlova-9 [17]
3 years ago
11

The area of a rectangular plank is 4500 cm². The plank was broken into two pieces, one of which is a square and the other a rect

angle. Find the dimensions of the square if the length of the broken off rectangle is 120 cm.

Mathematics
2 answers:
asambeis [7]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

30cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the dimensions of the square is x cm.

The plank of area 4500 cm² was broken into two pieces, one of which is a square and the other a rectangle.

Length of the broken off rectangle = 120 cm

Width of the broken off rectangle = x cm

Length of plank = (120+x) cm

Width of plank = x cm

Area of a rectangle is

Area=lenght\times width

Area of plank is

Area=(x+120)\times x

Area=x^2+120x

The area of a rectangular plank is 4500 cm².

x^2+120x=4500

x^2+120x-4500=0

Splitting the middle term we get

x^2+150x-30x-4500=0

x(x+150)-30(x+150)=0

(x+150)(x-30)=0

Using zero product property we get

(x+150)=0\Rightarrow x=-150

(x-30)=0\Rightarrow x=30

x can not be a negative number because it is the side length of square. So, x=30.

Therefore, the side length of the square is 30cm.

svp [43]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Xs=30cm and As=900 cm^{2}

Step-by-step explanation:

At=As+Ar; A=b.h and At=4500 cm^{2}, then:  At=(x+120)x so

(x+120)x=4500, x^{2} +120x-4500=0 Applying cuadratic equation formula:\frac{120+-\sqrt{120^{2} -4.1.-4500} }{2} =-\frac{120+-\sqrt{14400+18000} }{2}= x1=30 and x2=-150, finally Xs=30cm, and As=900cm^{2}

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