Homework Help: algebra

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 7:01pm.

a rectangular pool has an area of 880ft. the lenght is 10 feet longer than thw width. find the dimensions of the pool. solve by completing the square. round answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

algebra - Jess, Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 7:45pm
X*(x+10)=880ft
X square=870 ft u find the square root of 870 and plug it in to the first equation
algebra - Anonymous, Monday, March 11, 2013 at 11:22pm
About 25 feet and 35 feet (when rounded)

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