The local swimming pool is rectangular and the length is 5 feet more than twice the width If the area of the pool is 1375 square feet then what are the length and width of the pool

Answer 1

width ---- x
length ---- 2x+5

x(2x+5) = 1375
2x^2 + 5x - 1375 = 0

solve the quadratic

hint: it factors, but it may be just as fast to use the formula