One side of a rectangel is 1 m less then the other .if the area of the rectangle is 60m2,what are its dimension?



Answer :

Answer:

  • The sides are 8.26 m and 7.26 m

Step-by-step explanation:

The sides are x and x - 1

The area is:

  • x(x - 1) = 60
  • x² - x - 60 = 0
  • x = ( 1 + [tex]\sqrt{1 - 4*(-60)}[/tex])/2 ≈ 8.26 m