Question

The area of the rectangular playground enclosure at South school is 500 square meters. The length of the playground is 5 meters longer than the width. Finf the dimensions of the playground, in width.

width=? meters
length=? meters

Answer 1

l*w = 500
l = 5+w
w^2 +5w = 500
(w+25)(w-20) = 0
w must be greater than 0, so w = 20, l = 25

Answer 2

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