SOLUTION: A rectangle is 4 times as long as it is wide. A second rectangle is 5 centimenters longer and 2 centimeters wider than the first. The area of the second rectangle is 270 square ce

SOLUTION: A rectangle is 4 times as long as it is wide. A second rectangle is 5 centimenters longer and 2 centimeters wider than the first. The area of the second rectangle is 270 square ce

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Question 126055: A rectangle is 4 times as long as it is wide. A second rectangle is 5 centimenters longer and 2 centimeters wider than the first. The area of the second rectangle is 270 square centimeters greater than the first. What are the deminsions of the original rectangle?
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Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x=width, so 4x=length

(x+2)(4x+5)=(x)(4x)+270 __ 4x^2+13x+10=4x^2+270

13x=260
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