Answer:
length = 11 yard
width = 5 yard
Step-by-step explanation:
Area of a rectangle = L W
where A = 55 yard
L = 3W - 4
find: Length
width
solution:
A = L W
55 = (3W - 4) W
55 = 3W² - 4W
3W² - 4W - 55 = 0
use quadratic equation to solve for W:
W = - (-4) ± √(-4)² - 4(3)-55
2(3)
W = 5, W = -11/3
substitute W=5 to equation L = 3W - 4 to solve for L
L = 3W - 4
L = 3(5) - 4
L = 15 - 4
L = 11
therefore, the dimensions of a rectangle:
length = 11 yard
width = 5 yard
