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  • 13-09-2020
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Help. Your backyard is 17 feet longer than it is wide. Its area is 7068 square feet. Its width is Solve by using quadratic equation.

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  • 13-09-2020

Answer: Width=76 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x = width, then x+17=length

Solve:

(x+17)x=7086

x²+17x=7086

x²+17x-7086=0

(x-76)(x+93)=0 ⇔ This is rounded to the nearest integer

x=76 or x=-93 (rej) ⇔ A length cannot be negative.

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