Question

The area of a rectangular wall of a barn is 252 square feet. Its length is 10 feet longer than twice its width. Find the length and width of the wall of the barn.

Answer 1

Answer: Length = 28 feet and width = 9 feet

Explanation:

Let x = width of the wall.

Then, Length of the wall = 10+2x

Since , Area of rectangle = length x width

Then, as per given,

`252= (10+2x)x\\\\\Rightarrow\ 252=10x+2x^2\\\\\Rightarrow\ 2x^2+10x-252=0\\\\\Rightarrow\ x^2+5x-126=0\\\\\Rightarrow\ x^2+14x-9x-126=0\\\\\Rightarrow\ (x+14)-9(x+14)=0\\\\\Rightarrow\ (x+14)(x-9)=0\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=-14 \ or \ x= 9`

Since width cannot be negative , so x = 9

So width = 9 feet and length = 10+2(9)=10+18 = 28 feet

Hence, length is 28 feet and width is 9 feet of the wall of the barn.