SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 1 unit more than the width. If the area of the rectangle is 30 square units, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

Question 1045707: The length of a rectangle is 1 unit more than the width. If the area of the rectangle is 30 square units, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Found 3 solutions by solver91311, Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let represent the measure of the width. Then must be the measure of the length. Since the area of a rectangle is the length times the width:

Solve for then calculate

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find a pair of factors of 30 that differ by 1.
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1*30 NG
2*15 NG
etc

Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Or take the square root of 30: = 5.48 (approximately,

and then think.

And you quickly will get the answer: 5 and 6.

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