Question

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.

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Thanks. :D

Answer 3

@xKingx What result have you get for h?

Answer 4

I got 12.71

Answer 5

Just to make sure =)