SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 2cm more than 5 times its width. If the area of the rectable is 65cm^2, find the dimensions of the rectable to the nearest thousandth.
Do I use a pyth
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: The length of a rectangle is 2cm more than 5 times its width. If the area of the rectable is 65cm^2, find the dimensions of the rectable to the nearest thousandth.
Do I use a pythagorean theorem to form an equation, I do not understand. please help
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Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
area=L*W ... L=5W+2 ... 65=(5W+2)W ... 5W^2+2W-65=0 ... using quadratic formula gives
... W=3.411 ... L=19.055
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