Answer:
length = 25ft, width = 20ft
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x= width, so length = x+5
Area = l x w so A = x(x+5)
Since the area is given as 500 sqft, your equation is x(x+5)=500.
Although the numbers are easy enough to factor in your head, mathematically the equation can be solved as a quadratic, as follows:
x^2 + 5x -500 = 0
Using either factoring or quadratic formula, x = 20 (the other value is negative). Therefore the width is 20ft and the length is 25ft.
