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A rectangular deck is 12 ft by 14 ft. When the length and width are increased by the same amount, the area becomes 288 sq. ft. By how much were the dimensions increased?

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arie01

The solution would be like this for this specific problem:


Dimensions of rectangle = 12 + x and 14 + x

(12 + x) (14 + x) = 288

 x² + 26x + 168 = 288

 x² + 26x - 120 = 0


(x + 30) (x - 4) = 0

x=-30, x =4

 

The dimensions increased by 4 feet.

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