Question

I want to pour a concrete slab in my backyard with an area of 370 ft2 to put a basketball goal. If the length of the slab is 23 feet less than 6 times the width, answer the following questions.

a) What is an applicable x value?
b) What is the width of the concrete slab?
c) What is the length of the concrete slab?

Answer 1

A=lw A=370 l=6w-23
370=w(6w-23)
6w^2-23w=370
6w^2-23w-370
Works out to
(W-10) pick this one
+10
W=10
or
(6w+37) is not the answer to choose
-37
6w=-37
/6 /6
W=-6.17


A) 10
B) 10
C) 37