W= width L= length = 2W
Area of Rectangle= Length * Widthsubstitute the area and the value of L in the formula
28,800 m^2= 2W * W
28,800= 2W^2divide both sides by 2 in an effort to isolate the variable w
14,400= W^2take the square root of both sides
√14,400= W^2
we want the negative and positive root of the radicand (the number under the radical symbol - 14,400 in this case)
120= w OR -120= w
LENGTHL= 2W= 2(120)= 240 meters
ANSWER: The side lengths are W= 120 m; L= 240 m. Even though W= -120 too, it is not a valid solution in this case since a field cannot have a negative value.
Hope this helps! :)
Answer:
You did not post the options, but i will try to answer this in a general way.
Because we have two solutions, i know that we are talking about quadratic equations, of the form of:
0 = a*x^2 + b*x + c.
There are two easy ways to see if the solutions of this equation are real or not.
1) look at the graph, if the graph touches the x-axis, then we have real solutions (if the graph does not touch the x-axis, we have complex solutions).
2) look at the determinant.
The determinant of a quadratic equation is:
D = b^2 - 4*a*c.
if D > 0, we have two real solutions.
if D = 0, we have one real solution (or two real solutions that are equal)
if D < 0, we have two complex solutions.
First one is 9/10 second is 1 2/5
