SOLUTION: " what are the dimensions and centimeters?" The length of a rectangle is 2 centimeters less than its width.What are the dimensions of the rectangle if its area is 168 square cen

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Question 490174: " what are the dimensions and centimeters?"
The length of a rectangle is 2 centimeters less than its width.What are the dimensions of the rectangle if its area is 168 square centimeters?
The length of the rectangle is____ centimeters
The width of the rectangle is ____ centimeters
Answer by Jresend18(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2-2x=168
x^2-2x-168=0
(x+12)(x-14)=0
x=-12,x=14
length=-12
width=14
solutions: {-12,14}