SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 4 meters longer than the width. The area of the rectangle is 136 square meters. Find the length and width. Round your answers to the nearest tenth of a
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Question 1030551: The length of a rectangle is 4 meters longer than the width. The area of the rectangle is 136 square meters. Find the length and width. Round your answers to the nearest tenth of a meter.
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the length is 4 meters longer than the width, then:
w(w+4)=136
w²+4w-136=0
Using the quadratic formula, we get:
w=9.832 meters
w+4=13.832 meters. ☺☺☺☺
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