the owner of the rectangular lot housing calamansi trees wanted to fence the lot to secure it from trespassers. The perimeter of the lot is 96 m and its area is 360 m² .
Questions
1. What quadratic equation can represent the given situation?
2. What is the length and width of the rectangular lot?
3. Explain how the sum and product of the roots of quadratic equation can be applied in this solution?
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Answers & Comments
Answer:
1. x²-49x+360=0
2. length = 40 m
width = 9m
3. x = 49 ; x = 360
Step-by-step explanation:
3. Sum of the roots: x1 + x2 = -b/a
= -(49)/1
= 49/1 or 49
Product of the roots: x1 · x2 = c/a
= 360/1 or 360