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Jack has a rectangular piece of land, the area of which is represented by a1 = 9.5l. His brother has a different rectangular piece of land, the area of which is represented by a2 = l(14 − l). Let a represent the area in square meters and l represent the length in meters of the pieces of land. The two equations plotted on a graph meet at a point as shown in the image.

The area of the brothers’ pieces of land will be the same when the length is ______ meters.

Jack has a rectangular piece of land, the area of which is represented by a1 = 9.5l-example-1
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