SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 2 cm more than 3 times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 83 cm^2, find the dimensions of the rectangle to the nearest thousandth.
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: The length of a rectangle is 2 cm more than 3 times its width. If the area of the rectangle is 83 cm^2, find the dimensions of the rectangle to the nearest thousandth.
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This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
Answer by Nate(3500) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
width = w
length = 3w + 2
about 4.9371
PLUG:
length = 3w + 2 = length = 3(-1/3 + 10sqrt(10)/6) + 2 = 1 + 5sqrt(10)
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