A rectangular vegetable patch has a perimeter of 52 m and an area of 168 m

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Quadratic Equations · Quadratic Equations

Problem

A rectangular vegetable patch has a perimeter of 52 m and an area of 168 m2^{2}. (i) Let the width be xx metres. Express the length in terms of xx. (ii) Write an equation in xx that uses both the perimeter and area conditions together. (iii) Solve the equation completely and hence find the exact dimensions of the vegetable patch.

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