The length of a parking lot is 5 yards more than the width. If the area of the parking lot is 104 square yards, find the dimensions of the parking lot.

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Ltsallas · Answer 1 · 2018-06-19T06:37:02+0000

Area= L x W and if the L is 5 yds more than the width is the equation with be...
Area(104)=Wx(W+5)
so 104=W^2+5w
w^2+5W-104 using the quadratic formula you end up getting
W=8
L=8+5=13
13*8=104

The length of a parking lot is 5 yards more than the width. If the area of the parking lot is 104 square yards, find the dimensions of the parking lot.

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