Let b= length and a=width
Area= a*b and the problem said b=2a+3 (the length is 3ft more than double the width)
Replace b into Area formula:
Area= a*(2a+3) and we know that Area=77ft from the problem, so:
77=2a^2+3a now order and equal to zero:
2a^2+3a=77 now solve this with quadratic formula and you will get so values for a: -7ft and 5.5ft as you know the dimensions could not be negative so the correct answer for "a" side is 5.5ft, for getting the b side you haeve to replace a=5.5 into b=2a+3 and you will get b=2*5.5+3= 14ft.
Finished.
Note that if we add each side of the 2 equations, y will cancel out:
-12x-y+(17x+y)=6+4
5x=10
x=2
Substituting x=2 in either of the equations, we find the value of y.
Let's use the first equation:
-12x-y=6
-24-y=6
-y=24+6
-y=30, so y=-30.
Thus, the solution is (2, -30)
Answer: C
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