Answer:
length = 50 + 50 = 100 yards
width = 50 yards
Step-by-step explanation:
The area of parking lot for the the ice cream stand is given as 5000 yard². The length of the yard is 50 yard longer than its width.
Let
width = a
length = 50 + a
The parking lot is definitely a rectangle .
Area of a rectangle = length × width
area = (50 + a)a
5000 = (50 + a)a
5000 = 50a + a²
a² + 50a - 5000 = 0
The numbers that can be multiply together to give you -5000 is -50 and 100 and this same number can be added to give 50. Therefore,
a² - 50a + 100a - 5000 = 0
a(a - 50) + 100(a - 50) = 0
(a + 100)(a - 50) = 0
a = -100 or 50
We can't use negative value so we use 50.
length = 50 + 50 = 100 yards
width = 50 yards
