SOLUTION: I HATE WORD PROBLEMS!!!!!!! ... please help me! section: solving quadratic equations by factoring Question: to weigh a male elephent seal, a biologist lures them to cross a speci

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Question: to weigh a male elephent seal, a biologist lures them to cross a special scale by pulling a model female seal. the rectangular scale in the photo is 8 feet longer than it is wide. the scale has an area of 33 square feet. what are the dimensions of the scale?
Answer by Nate(3500) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
width = w
length = w + 8
width(length) = area
w(w + 8) = 33
w^2 + 8w - 33 = 0
(w + 11)(w - 3) = 0
w = -11
w = 3 feet
length = 11 feet
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