Problema Solution

The area of a rectangle wall of a barn is 77 square feet. Its length is 4 feet longer than the width. Find the length and width of the wall of the barn.

Answer provided by our tutors

let width be x

so length = x+ 4

x(x+4) = 77

x^2 + 4x -77 =0

(x+11)(x-7)=0

x = 7 feet

length = 11 feet