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Width = 4.5 yards

Length : 12 yards

Step-by-step explanation

the area of a rectangle is given by:


\text{Area}=\text{length}\cdot\text{ width}

so

Step 1

a)

Let l represents the length

let w represents the width

so

I)the area of the rectangle is 54

replace


\begin{gathered} \text{Area}=\text{length}\cdot\text{ width} \\ 54=l\cdot w\rightarrow equation(1) \end{gathered}

ii)the length of the triangle is 3 yd more than twice the width ( in other words you have to add 3 to twice the width to obtain the length)

so


l=2w+3\rightarrow\text{equation}(2)

Step 2

Solve the equations


\begin{gathered} 54=l\cdot w\rightarrow equation(1) \\ l=2w+3\rightarrow\text{equation}(2) \end{gathered}

a) replace the l value form equation (2) in equaiton(1)


\begin{gathered} 54=l\cdot w\rightarrow equation(1) \\ 54=(2w+3)\cdot w \\ 54=2w^2+3w \\ \text{subtract 54 in both sides} \\ 54-54=2w^2+3w-54 \\ 0=2w^2+3w-54 \end{gathered}

now, we have a quadratic equation, we can use the quadratic formula


\begin{gathered} 0=2w^2+3w-54\rightarrow0=ax^2+bx+c \\ so \\ a=2 \\ b=3 \\ c=-54 \\ x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt[]{b^2-4ac}}{2a} \\ \text{replace} \\ w=\frac{-3\pm\sqrt[]{3^2^{}-4(2)(-54)}}{2(2)} \\ w=\frac{-3\pm\sqrt[]{9+432}}{4} \\ w=\frac{-3\pm\sqrt[]{441}}{4} \\ w_1=(-3+21)/(4)=(18)/(4)=(9)/(2)=4.5 \\ w_1=(-3-21)/(4)=(-24)/(4)=-12=-12 \\ the\text{ valid option is the positive, so} \\ w=4.5 \end{gathered}

Width = 4.5 yards

b) now, replace in equation(2)


\begin{gathered} l=2w+3\rightarrow\text{equation}(2) \\ l=2(4.5)+3 \\ l=9+3 \\ l=12 \end{gathered}

therefore, the answer is

length : 12 yards

I hope this helps you

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