Question

LA BASE DE UN RECTANGULO ES 8 M MAYOR QUE LA ALTURA, EL AREA MIDE 65 METROS CUADRADOS ¿CUANTO MIDEN LA BASE Y ALTURA?

Answer 1

23 m and 15 m

Explanation:

THE BASE OF A RECTANGLE IS 8 M GREATER THAN THE HEIGHT, THE AREA MEASURES 65 SQUARE METERS HOW MUCH DO THE BASE AND HEIGHT MEASURE?

Let the height of the rectangle is h.

Base = 8+h

Area of the rectangle, A = 65 m²

We need to find the base and height of the rectangle. The area of a rectangle is given by :

A = bh

So,

`65=(8+h)* h\\\\65=8h+h^2\\\\h^2+8h-65=0\\\\(h-5)(h+13)=0\\\\h=5\ m\ \text{and}\ x=-13\ m`

Neglecting negative value, h = 15 m

Base = 8+15 = 23 m

So, the base and height of the rectangle is 23 m and 15 m respectively.