The Shelby University rose garden is a rectangular shape with an area of 192 square feet. The dimensions of the garden are x^2 feet wide by x^2-61 feet long. How wide is the garden ?

A.3 feet
B.8 feet
c.64 feet
D.131 feet

Question

The Shelby University rose garden is a rectangular shape with an area of 192 square feet. The dimensions of the garden are x^2 feet wide by x^2-61 feet long. How wide is the garden ?

A.3 feet
B.8 feet
c.64 feet
D.131 feet

anonymous · Answer

Area=Length*breath
$$192=x^2(x^2-61)$$
Put t=x^2 and solve the quadratic

anonymous · Answer

i think i got it . Thank You ! (: