Question

Translate this problem to an equation and solve. the area of a swimming pool is 200 square feet. the length of the pool is 10 feet longer than the width. what is the length of the swimming pool?

Answer 1

The answer is 20!

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Hi,

The answer to your question is down below

The width measures 10 feet.

Let the length be x and the width be x−10.

Since the pool is rectangular:

A=L×W

200=x(x−10)

200=x2−10x

0=x2−10x−200

0=(x−20)(x+10)

x=20and−10

A negative answer is not possible, so the width of the pool is (20−10)=10 feet.

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