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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A landscaper is designing a flower garden in the shape of a trapezoid. She wants the shorter base to be 3 yards greater than the height, and the longer base to be 7 yards greater than the height. She wants the area to be 225 square yards. The situation is modeled by the equation . Use the Quadratic Formula to find the height that will give the desired area. Round to the nearest hundredth of a yard.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

h² + 5h = 225 h² + 5h - 225 = 0 Solve for h: ..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks. :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@xKingx What result have you get for h?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got 12.71

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Just to make sure =)

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