The perimeter of a rectangular flower garden is 60 m and its area is 225 m2. Find the length of the garden.?
The perimeter of a rectangular flower garden is 60 m and its area is 225 m2. Find the length of the garden.
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- Shame on you posting your homework here. 2W + 2L = 60 (you have 2 widths and 2 lengths on a rectangular area) 2( W + L = 30) L = 30 - W W * L = 225 (basic area of a rectangle) W(30-W) = 225 (substitute our solution for L in) -W*W + 30W = 225 W*W - 30W + 225 = 0 (W-15)(W-15) = 0 Length = 15
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