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PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS!!!!! I NEED HELP! A backyard pool is in the shape of a rectangle. The pool has a perimeter of 90 feet and and area of 500ft^2. which of the following could he the pools length and width? 1) 15 feet and 30 feet 2)10 feet and 35 feet 3) 50 feet and 10 feet 4) 25 feet and 20 feet.​

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Answer:

4)

Explanation:

Let x1 = length; x2 = width

+) x1 × x2 = 500

+) 2(x1 + x2) = 90 => x1 + x2 = 45

=> x1 and x2 are the roots of equation:
x^2-45x+500=0

=> x1 = 25; x2 = 20

User Marouane Lakhal
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Answer:3) 50 feet and 10 feet

Step-by-step explanation: Multiply every single choice

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