Answer:
• Width = 13 yards
,• Length = 23 yards
Explanation:
Let the width of the parking lot = w yards.
The length is 3 yards less than twice its width.
[tex]\implies\text{Length}=(2w-3)\text{ yards}[/tex]The area of the land = 299 square yards.
[tex]w(2w-3)=299[/tex]We then solve the equation above for w.
[tex]\begin{gathered} 2w^2-3w=299 \\ \implies2w^2-3w-299=0 \end{gathered}[/tex]Factor the resulting quadratic expression.
[tex]\begin{gathered} 2w^2-26w+23w-299=0 \\ 2w(w-13)+23(w-13)=0 \\ (2w+23)(w-13)=0 \end{gathered}[/tex]Solve for w.
[tex]\begin{gathered} 2w+23=0\text{ or }w-13=0 \\ 2w=-23\text{ or }w=13 \\ w\neq-\frac{23}{2},w=13 \end{gathered}[/tex]Since w cannot be negative, the parking lot has a width of 13 yards.
Finally, find the length of the parking lot.
[tex]\begin{gathered} 13l=299 \\ l=\frac{299}{13}=23\text{ yards} \end{gathered}[/tex]The length of the parking lot is 23 yards.
