Pat wants to create s rectangular playpen for her dogs in her backyard. and estimates the dogs will need 600 square feet. she also wants the length of the playpen to be 30 feet longer than the width, so they have room to run around. what dimensions should the playpen be? correct answer is a

Length feet

Width feet

Explanation:

Given

The area of rectangular playpen for her dogs is square feet

Let the length of the rectangle be represented by "" feet

then width of the rectangle would be "" feet

The area of the rectangle in terms of  "" is equal to

This becomes a quadratic equation which can be written as

On solving this equation, we get -

feet

Thus,

Length feet

Width feet