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Answer:
- width: 5.557 m
- length: 7.557 m
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
a rectangular patio of width w meters, length w+2 meters, and area 42 m²
Find:
width and length
Solution:
The area is ...
A = LW
42 = w(w +2)
43 = w² +2w +1 . . . . . . add 1 to complete the square
√43 = w+1
w = √43 -1 ≈ 5.557 . . . meters
l = w+2 = √43 +1 ≈ 7.557 . . . meters
The width and length of the patio are 5.557 m and 7.557 m, respectively.
