Answer:
11.33 * 16.33 meters to the nearest hundredth.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the width of the pool be x meters, then the length is x+5 meters.
The length of whole area = x + 5 + 2(3) = x + 11 meters and the width is
x + 2(3) = x + 6 meters.
So we have the equation (x + 6)(x + 11) = 387.
x^2 + 17x + 66 = 387
x^2 + 17x - 321 = 0
x = [-17 +/- sqrt (17^2 - 4*1*-321)] / 2
x = 11.33 meters
So the width is 11.3 m and the length is 16.33 meters.
