A pasture is 10ft longer than it is wide. Its area is 12000 ft squared. How long and wide is the pasture

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l = w + 10lw = 12,000Substitute:(w + 10)w = 12000w^2 + 10 w - 12000 = 0Using quadratic to solve,  two roots are found that include i.  This doesn't seem correct.  Are you sure you included the accurate text of the problem?

A pasture is 10ft longer than it is wide. Its area is 12000 ft squared. How long and wide is the pasture

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A pasture is 10ft longer than it is wide. Its area is 12000 ft squared. How long and wide is the pasture

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The focus of a parabola has coordinates (0,-3/10) and the vertex at the origin. Find the equations of the directrix, the axis of symmetry, and the parabola.

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