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The contractor for a new school put a rectangular garden in the courtyard. The length of this garden is 5 feet longer than its width. If this area is 414 square feet, what is the length of the rectangle?

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Answer:

23ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of the rectangle = LW

L is the length

W is the width

Given

Area = 414ft²

If the length of this garden is 5 feet longer than its width, then;

L = W+5

Substitute into the formula

414 = (W+5)W

414 = W²+5W

W²+5W-414 = 0

W = -5±√5²-4(-414)/2

W = -5±√25+1656/2

W = -5±√1681/2

W = -5+41/2

W = 36/2

W = 18ft

Since L = W+5

L = 18+5

L = 23ft

Hence the length of the rectangle is 23ft

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