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(Solved): 3. A couple just purchased a home in a new housing development. Unfortunately, their backyard has a ...
3. A couple just purchased a home in a new housing development. Unfortunately, their backyard has an awkwardly narrow triangular shape. The owners want to plant trees and shrubs in that corner and build a low wall to separate the triangular region from the rest of the backyard. The following diagram shows the wall measuring w feet long, with each end s feet away from the back corner of the property. 35 S S W
The owners want the triangular plot to cover an area of 500 square feet. Determine the side lengths,s, of the triangle, and the length of the low wall w. Round your answers to the nearest hundredth. lanth